Et kludemål igen reddede uafgjort for Pompey, som dog havde flere muligheder.
League One. Fratton Park, 2. november 2021
Portsmouth – Cheltenham 1-1 (1-1)
6 min 0-1 Freestone
32 min 1-1 Reeco Hackett
Pompey (4-2-3-1): Bazunu; Romeo, Raggett, Ogilvie, Brown (c); Thompson (Williams 70), Morrell; Harness, Hackett (Azeez 73), Curtis; Marquis (Hirst 81)
Bænken: Bass, Freeman, Jacobs, Gassan, Williams, Azeez, Hirst
Gult kort: Williams, Morrell
Tilskuere: 14,322 (208 away fans)
Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley:
“We knew that Cheltenham were a threat from throw-ins, but we didn’t react well enough and conceded a really soft goal.
“When you’re playing against such a resolute side and they go ahead, they move to a back five and make it very difficult for you.
“But we responded – it took us a little bit of time, but we did. We scored the equaliser and then just lacked a bit of quality in the second half.
“That’s ultimately why we didn’t win the game. There were maybe three clear-cut chances and we need to take them.
«This was a game we desperately wanted to win and if I’m being totally honest, I just want better for us.»
“There’s a positive that we created them and I certainly couldn’t fault the intensity or the commitment of the players.
“But this was a game we desperately wanted to win and if I’m being totally honest, I just want better for us.”
