Manglende offensiv punch kostede i sæsondebuten.
Trods et overtag i spil og chancer kom der ikke gang i måltavlen da vi hjemme tog imod Shrewsbury Town. Uden en refleksredning af MacGillivray kunne det også være endt med et nederlag. Gæsterne endte ganske vist med ti spillere på banen, men udvisningen faldt så sent, at vi ikke kunne nå at slå kapital af det numeriske overtal på banen.
Også Peterborough, Oxford og Sunderland måtte se sæsondebuten gå i vasken på denne råkolde lørdag i september.
Jack Whatmough spillede sin kamp nummer 100 for os, og gjorde på dagen en god figur.
Officiel kamprapport:
Kommentarer fra manager Kenny Jackett
“We built up a good head of steam in the second half and had some chances, but couldn’t quite find that final ball or finish. It was our second clean sheet in a week and that’s a positive, although our opponents had two chances from corners. One of them hit the post and from the other my keeper made a top save, but we struggled to deal with their power from set-pieces. We coped well from open play, though. Their keeper has made some good saves as well, while we also hit the woodwork and Lee was very unlucky from a free-kick. We were just looking for that little bit more quality during that period when we did get going and looked like making a breakthrough.”
“The positives are that we’re unbeaten now from three games in three different competitions, but of course we want to build on that.”
League One, Fratton Park, 12. september 2020
Portsmouth – Shrewsbury Town 0-0 (0-0)
Opstillingen (4-2-3-1): McGillivray; Johnson, Whatmough, Raggett, Brown; Naylor (anfører), Morris (Close ‘80); Harness (Williams ’69), Evans (Cannon ’55), Curtis; Marquis
På bænken: Turnbull, Bolton, Cannon, Pring, Williams, Close og Harrison
Advarsler: Harness og Morris
Tilskuere: Ingen
Post-match interview med Kenny Jackett:
Kampens højdepunkter: