Trip down memory lane part Two
Pompey vs Rotherham
Date: 27 April 2003
Venue: Fratton Park
Scoreline: 3-2
Pompey Scorers: Todorov (2) Merson
Attendance: 19,420
The game that won us the First Division tittle nuff said.
PAUL MERSON grabbed the ball, leapt in the air, stuffed it under his shirt and ran off the pitch. The ball had fallen to Pompey's skipper as the final whistle blew and Pompey were crowned Division One champions. How perfect.
The catalyst for Pompey's first silverware in 20 years going home with the ball he'd made talk all season. Not long after, and Merson was back out there holding the first-division trophy above his head amid an orgy of Pompey players spraying champagne.
First blood went to Pompey on 11 minutes thanks to a debatable penalty after minimal interference from Guy Branston left Svetoslav Todorov on the ground.
Branston found the perfect response five minutes later. Shaun Barker's throw-in was flicked on by Alan Lee for the centre-half to dart between Blues shirts and sidefoot home.
Pompey were soon in front again when Vincent Pericard collected Steve Stone's ball down the flank and crossed low for Todorov to escape his marker and tuck home his 22nd of the season.
Rotherham were level before half-an-hour had gone. Another set-piece, this time a corner, and centre-half Chris Swailes got up highest to beat Shaka Hislop with a powerful header.
A ball from Gianluca Festa, drafted in as emergency left wing-back, brought Pompey's winning goal in first-half injury-time.
The Italian found Nigel Quashie in space and his deep cross was nodded back by Pericard for Todorov to sweep in.
Then it was a case of hanging on for 45 minutes against a tough-tackling Rotherham side, and the party could begin.
Taken from the news
Date: 27 April 2003
Venue: Fratton Park
Scoreline: 3-2
Pompey Scorers: Todorov (2) Merson
Attendance: 19,420
The game that won us the First Division tittle nuff said.
PAUL MERSON grabbed the ball, leapt in the air, stuffed it under his shirt and ran off the pitch. The ball had fallen to Pompey's skipper as the final whistle blew and Pompey were crowned Division One champions. How perfect.
The catalyst for Pompey's first silverware in 20 years going home with the ball he'd made talk all season. Not long after, and Merson was back out there holding the first-division trophy above his head amid an orgy of Pompey players spraying champagne.
First blood went to Pompey on 11 minutes thanks to a debatable penalty after minimal interference from Guy Branston left Svetoslav Todorov on the ground.
Branston found the perfect response five minutes later. Shaun Barker's throw-in was flicked on by Alan Lee for the centre-half to dart between Blues shirts and sidefoot home.
Pompey were soon in front again when Vincent Pericard collected Steve Stone's ball down the flank and crossed low for Todorov to escape his marker and tuck home his 22nd of the season.
Rotherham were level before half-an-hour had gone. Another set-piece, this time a corner, and centre-half Chris Swailes got up highest to beat Shaka Hislop with a powerful header.
A ball from Gianluca Festa, drafted in as emergency left wing-back, brought Pompey's winning goal in first-half injury-time.
The Italian found Nigel Quashie in space and his deep cross was nodded back by Pericard for Todorov to sweep in.
Then it was a case of hanging on for 45 minutes against a tough-tackling Rotherham side, and the party could begin.
Taken from the news
posted by Pompeygary at 5:05 pm
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