Ogilvie matchvinder i overtiden.
Pompey tegnede sig for endnu en sejr i sommerens træningskampe da det blev til 2-1 ude mod Gillingham i allersidste minut på en scoring af Connor Ogilvie. Den nytilkomne spydspids Joe Piggott var med fra start og fik 66 minutter på banen. Også målvogter Josh Griffiths startede inde i sin første (test)kamp i den blå trøje. Samtidig var Alex Bass ikke med i truppen, hvilket vil give anledning til spekulationer om et salg af keeperen eller et nyt udlån.
Den officielle kamprapport
Kommentarer fra Danny Cowley
“There are some new relationships and partnerships, along with a slight change of system for us. When you add in the warm weather and a sticky pitch, there were definitely some challenges that we had to deal with. But I felt that the players adapted well. You have to find a way sometimes in football and that’s what we did. I’ve been pleased with our effort and application, although we’re still looking to bring some pace and power into the front end of the pitch, which we’re working hard to do.”
“It was lovely to have Reeco back and to see him score what was a well-worked goal. It was a lovely pass from Michael and a calm, composed finish. We also enjoyed seeing Joe on the pitch for the first time. You can see that if the ball is played into him, he’ll look after it for us. Josh was another one making his debut and these new relationships we’re seeing is what pre-season is all about. On top of all that, it’s always a positive if you can score a late winner and we’re pleased to come away with the result.”
Testkamp, Priestfield Stadium, 16. juli 2022
Gillingham – Portsmouth 1-2 (0-1)
27. minut: 0-1 Reeco Hackett
71. minut: 1-1 Olly Lee
90. minut: 1-2 Connor Ogilvie
Opstillingen (4-4-2): Griffiths (Steward ‘66); Swanson (Rafferty ‘46), Mnoga, Robertson (anfører) (Trialist ‘66), Ogilvie; Hackett (Tunnicliffe ‘46), Pack, Thompson (Bridgman ‘66), Jacobs (Jewitt-White ‘76); Pigott (Gifford ‘66), Curtis
På bænken: Steward, Rafferty, Tunnicliffe, Bridgman, Jewitt-White, Gifford, Freeman, Mingi og en spiller på prøve.
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Alfie Bridgman.
Joe Pigott i aksjon for Pompey for første gang.
Louis Thompson.
Haji Mnoga spilte hele kampen som midtstopper.