Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Shrewsbury Town 1.
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Brett Pitman came off the bench to save Portsmouth from defeat with a late penalty to earn his side a draw with Shrewsbury at Fratton Park.
The visitors were on top for the majority of the game and took the lead through Greg Docherty, only to have their first win of the season snatched away from them.
Shrewsbury had a number of chances and could have taken the lead via Lenell John-Lewis, who headed just over the bar from a Shaun Whalley corner.
Portsmouth came alive in the second half and Gareth Evans came close to giving them the lead but his header was met by an excellent Joel Coleman save.
But it was Docherty who broke the deadlock when he took advantage of a Christian Burgess defensive blunder to stroke home with his first touch of the game.
However, Pompey's Jamal Lowe was tripped by Omar Beckles in the box, leaving Pitman to step up and fire his effort past Coleman in the 87th minute.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Portsmouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 15MacGillivray
- 20Thompson
- 6Burgess
- 5Clarke
- 3Brown
- 7Naylor
- 32ThompsonSubstituted forCloseat 45'minutes
- 10Lowe
- 26Evans
- 37GreenSubstituted forWheelerat 45'minutes
- 9HawkinsSubstituted forPitmanat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 1McGee
- 4Rose
- 8Pitman
- 14Mason
- 22Wheeler
- 33Close
- 38Haunstrup
Shrewsbury
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Coleman
- 2Emmanuel
- 5Sadler
- 22Waterfall
- 6Beckles
- 42Grant
- 28LaurentSubstituted forDochertyat 73'minutes
- 29Norburn
- 7Whalley
- 14John-LewisSubstituted forAmadi-Hollowayat 67'minutes
- 18Gilliead
Substitutes
- 3Haynes
- 8Docherty
- 12Okenabirhie
- 20Amadi-Holloway
- 23Colkett
- 27Sears
- 31Gregory
- Referee:
- Charles Breakspear
- Attendance:
- 17,634
Match Stats
Home TeamPortsmouthAway TeamShrewsbury
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away1
- Corners
- Home6
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away18
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Shrewsbury Town 1.
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Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Aaron Amadi-Holloway (Shrewsbury Town).
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Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
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Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Anthony Grant (Shrewsbury Town).
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Foul by Brett Pitman (Portsmouth).
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Joshua Emmanuel (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth).
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Anthony Grant (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!
Goal! Portsmouth 1, Shrewsbury Town 1. Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty Portsmouth. Nathan Thompson draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Alex Gilliead (Shrewsbury Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Aaron Amadi-Holloway (Shrewsbury Town).
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Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Aaron Amadi-Holloway (Shrewsbury Town).
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Attempt missed. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Hand ball by Aaron Amadi-Holloway (Shrewsbury Town).
