League Two (Week 44) : Portsmouth defeats Cambridge United 2-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 22, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 44: Two wins in a row for Portsmouth. After their 1-3 win against Notts County on April 17, Pompey continued their sensational form in the League Two with a 2-1 victory over Cambridge United this Saturday.
Portsmouth dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Baker Carl in the 20th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Pompey further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Naismith Kal in the 51st minute.
Portsmouth FC remains in third place with 81 points from 44 games, 2 points behind Plymouth Argyle FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of April 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 50 | 33 | 85 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 44 | 24 | 83 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 81 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 44 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 63 | 41 | 22 | 71 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 68 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 67 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 44 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 66 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 65 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 65 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 44 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 65 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 63 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 63 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 62 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 61 |
| 15 | Barnet | 44 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 54 |
| 16 | Notts County | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 74 | -22 | 53 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 52 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 51 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 50 |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 49 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 63 | -16 | 47 |
| 22 | Newport County | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 70 | -22 | 45 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 44 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 73 | -21 | 43 |
| 24 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 45 | 81 | -36 | 36 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Portsmouth FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Portsmouth 5-1 Barnet (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Notts County 1-3 Portsmouth (17 Apr.)
- Next game:Mansfield Town - Portsmouth (29 Apr.)
Cambridge United FC
- Position: 11 -2
- Best performance of the season:Hartlepool United 0-5 Cambridge United (10 Dec.)
- Previous game:Cambridge United 1-0 Exeter City (17 Apr.)
- Next game:Cambridge United - Crawley Town (29 Apr.)
Portsmouth
2:1
Cambridge United
2:1 (1:0)
- 22 April 2017
- 15:00
- Portsmouth
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 85 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 83 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 81 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 71 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 68 |
Week 44 Results
| Saturday 22 April 2017 | ||||
| Portsmouth | 2-1 | Cambridge United | ||
| Crawley Town | 3-3 | Carlisle United | ||
| Hartlepool United | 0-2 | Barnet | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 3-0 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Luton Town | 2-1 | Notts County | ||
 | Blackpool | 3-0 | Cheltenham Town | |
| Stevenage | 0-1 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Grimsby Town | 4-2 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Newport County | 1-0 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Colchester United | 0-0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Exeter City | 3-1 | Morecambe | ||