Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Mansfield Town 1.
PortsmouthPortsmouth1MansfieldMansfield Town1
Ryan Taylor scored on his home debut for Portsmouth to rescue a draw against Mansfield in League Two.
The visitors could have opened the scoring early on as James Jennings curled a free-kick narrowly wide.
But they took the lead six minutes into the second half when Lee Stevenson executed a superb overhead kick.
Ross Dyer could have doubled the lead but hit the post, and so did David Connolly for Pompey, but Taylor raced through and slotted home the equaliser.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Portsmouth boss Richie Barker told BBC Radio Solent:
"I was pleased with 80% of the performance, we should have won the game, we had the most chances, we were by far the better team in my opinion.
"I'm aware that it's frustrating, it's frustrating for everybody and in an ideal world we'd win the game.
"I thought David [Connolly] was excellent, he did exactly what we asked him to do. He looked bright, he looked sharp. He was influential when he came on. Can we throw him out there week in, week out for 90 minutes? Probably not, but we have to use him for what we can."
Line-ups
Portsmouth
Formation 4-4-2
- 40Carson
- 15Alfei
- 14Painter
- 17Shorey
- 5Devera
- 6Bradley
- 16FerrySubstituted forRaconat 50'minutes
- 19FogdenSubstituted forJervisat 68'minutes
- 23Agyemang
- 20Taylor
- 35J WallaceSubstituted forConnollyat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Smith
- 3N'Gala
- 7Barcham
- 9Connolly
- 13Ertl
- 31Racon
- 32Jervis
Mansfield
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Marriott
- 28Westlake
- 16Jennings
- 12TafazolliBooked at 28mins
- 4Dempster
- 2Sutton
- 10StevensonSubstituted forDanielat 75'minutes
- 13HowellBooked at 56mins
- 15DyerSubstituted forMeikleat 75'minutes
- 9RheadSubstituted forMcGuireat 87'minutes
- 19Clements
Substitutes
- 6Riley
- 17Beevers
- 20Meikle
- 22Deakin
- 23McGuire
- 30Daniel
- 36Palmer
- Referee:
- Darren Sheldrake
- Attendance:
- 14,686
Match Stats
Home TeamPortsmouthAway TeamMansfield
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away2
- Corners
- Home9
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Mansfield Town 1.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ritchie Sutton.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Jamie McGuire replaces Matthew Rhead.
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Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Anthony Howell.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Tafazolli.
Goal!
Goal! Portsmouth 1, Mansfield Town 1. Ryan Taylor (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Connolly.
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Attempt saved. David Connolly (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Colin Daniel replaces Lee Stevenson.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Lindon Meikle replaces Ross Dyer.
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Ross Dyer (Mansfield Town) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Jake Jervis replaces Wes Fogden.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. David Connolly replaces Jed Wallace.
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Attempt missed. Chris Clements (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Tafazolli.
Booking
Anthony Howell (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Patrick Agyemang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
