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Re: Portsmouth away!
Can't disagree with any of that, Chimer. First half thought Stanley were the better team but, other than a long range Naismith curler, with little end product. The defence were pretty solid and, for 45 minutes Mr Beattie's plan to "quieten" the crowd was working and you could sense Pompey's frustration. But their early goal in the second half was the undoing of that tactic. Thought Mr Bettenelli had it covered but it was a well taken shot. Stanley were then not able to get back into the game to any meaningful degree. Mr Murphy had a chance with a header and we all thought Mr Naismith had salvaged a point at the death, but it was inches wide and into the side netting. All the players looked to be having trouble keeping their feet but, unfortunately, Stanley just didn't do enough to get anything out of the game. Great support from the Pompey fans, and many thanks to Peter Marsden, if it was he who paid for the half time coffee.
The battle for survival continues on Saturday.
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