Ketchup effekten udeblev, men det blev til en kneben sejr for Pompey.
Det i en kamp hvor det i den grad kneb med at skabe de store muligheder, mod et Lincoln hold der bed godt fra sig.
Men en sejr er en sejr, og sejre avler selvtillid, så selvom spillet ikke var poleret og kønt, så var det tre point på kontoen.
Manager Kenny Jackett havde igen igen blandet kortene, og det gav nogle lidt overraskende ændringer, hvor McCrorie var den største på højre backen, hvor James Bolton ellers har gjort det fint!
I første halvleg var der muligheder i begge ender, og vores dyrt indkøbte angriber John Marquis (rygtet siger £1,5 mill) fik scoret et mål, da han efter et indlæg fra et frispark fik bolden i mål.
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Ellers var det godt at have MacGillivray på mål, om end på Lincolns store chance efter 7 min, der blev bolden sparket forbi.
Pompey havde mulighederne men 1-0 holdt til pausen
Lincoln havde det svært efter pausen, og de skabte ikke rigtig det store, omvendt havde Pompey tilløb til muligheder, men mere end det ene mål, ja det kom ikke.
Det kniber for Pompey med mål, de seneste 8 kampe har blot set holdet lave 7 mål!, men omvendt er der kun scoret 6 mål mod os.
Kursen mod toppen af rækken, skal åbenbart være efter den gamle Arsenalmodel, som hed 1-0 sejre.
Interessant nok, så har Pompey ligaens næstbedste forsvar, men også med færre spillede kampe.
Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett:
“The players worked ever so hard and really grafted for each other to earn the clean sheet.
“I think Lincoln’s one proper chance was from a corner when the ball pinged around and popped into Craig’s arms.
“But we looked dangerous from our own set-pieces and were able to score from one of them, with John in the right place.
«The work ethic of all the players was fantastic. That’s a really big thing and we dug in when it was needed.»
“He put in a great – and industrious – performance and it’s a great feeling for a centre-forward to get the winner.
“We have some defensive stability now. It’s a goal a game conceded in the league, which is somewhere near where we want to be.
“Now we want to build on that and go forward with those three guys just behind the striker and those full-backs coming out at the right time.
“I thought we cut Wimbledon open more on Saturday in terms of opportunities, while this was a different game.
“But the work ethic of all the players was fantastic. That’s a really big thing and we dug in when it was needed.”
Lincoln manager Michael Appleton:
‘We’ve been done on a set-play which is very disappointing and I’ve made my feelings clear about that.
‘We knew it was coming. They’ve got some big, big players and we haven’t.
‘I was more disappointed that it was a free header, rather than him winning the header.
‘When the likes of Burgess and Sean Raggett go in there, we might not be favourites to win the header but we want to make it as difficult as we can to get good contact.’
Kommentarer fra Twitter:
#Pompey 1 Lincoln 0 HT. Blues relatively comfortable and leading through Marquis’ tap in. Largely proving to be an open game. Williams is everywhere, but needs that final product. Naylor really has bit between teeth. McCrorie’s been okay at RB so far, but a few shaky moments.
Think of the players with had last year , Lowe , Clarke , Thompson and Ben Thompson
no wonder we’re so much weaker when we don’t replace them players #pompey
So despite seeing my team win 1-0 I was so, so bored throughout. Think the one time (apart from the goal) I was out of my seat was when Curtis came on and we had about a min or two where we attacked down the left and won a corner… That’s it. #jackettout #pompey #pfc
Good football at times with options to play to. Felt fans annoyed at times with lack of options not short passing. Spells of good defending, too many individual mistakes defending. Confidence builder in team massively lacking cinfidence. Team showed more energy #pompey
Reflecting on last night. Opening 10mins thought we were very good and overall 1st half we looked alright. I wonder what KJ said at HT tho because 2nd half we looked less motivated and very average! I’m a Close fan but been poor recently. Defence still a worry tho! #Pompey
True, 3 points is 3 points. However… The truth is: 1. we’re crap 2. we’re not improving 3. owners don’t care. Send McCrorie back now. In January sell Marquis, Curtis, Raggett, Cannon, Downing. Need a Doyle/Merson figure in midfield.
Great battling performance to beat good Lincoln team. So pleased not to hear chants against our manager from low life «supporters». Some have forgotten where we were 6 years ago. Let’s climb that table. #pompey #pup #kennyisourking
Observations from tonight’s #Pompey match: 1. Crowd flat 2. Players tried 3. Set up wrong 3. Cannon ahead of Close plz 4. Leave Williams up top when defending corners. 5. Replace Marquis when he’s fooked 6. Harness ready to be No.10 7. McCrorie wasted at RB 8. #JackettOut
Poor performance but a win is a win! Need to freshen up centre midfield, Close & Naylor simply can’t help Marquis & Evans with a high pass that they did time & time again, so many times Lincoln just popped it round them & at our defence before we knew it. Cannon for Close #Pompey
League One, Fratton Park, 22. oktober 2019
Portsmouth – Lincoln 1-0 (1-0)
28. min. 1-0 John Marquis
Pompey (4-2-3-1): MacGillivray; McCrorie, Burgess, Raggett, Brown; Naylor (c), Close; Williams, Evans, Harness (Curtis 67); Marquis
Gule kort: Raggett, Burgess
Bænken: Bass, Bolton, Downing, Haunstrup, Cannon, Harrison, Curtis
Tilskuere: 17,266 (753 away fans)