(1-0 Portsmouth)| 31¹ | WESLEY shot over. |
| 36¹ | COBURN's shot beat McCARTHY but rebounded off the Portsmouth woodwork. |
| 8² | A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper. |
| 10² | TOWLER scuffed a simple chance. |
| 11² | A weak strike from WESLEY trickled agonisingly wide. |
| 14² | A lovely effort from OSBORN scraped the outside of the righthand post. |
| 15² | A free-kick from WESLEY went over the bar. |
| 17² | LANGSTAFF was put clear by BECK and he dummied the Portsmouth 'keeper but struck his shot wide. |
| 22² | A corner found RAGGETT who headed the ball inches over. |
| 26² | McCARTHY was able to palm clear a wicked effort. |
| 30² | McCARTHY did well to hold onto a powerful strike from ÖZTÜMER. |
| 38² | A penalty box scramble resulted in WESLEY knocking a low shot over. |
| 39² | The Bristol Rovers 'keeper saved a glorious shot from WOODROW. |
| 43² | The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from LONGMAN fell just over. |
| 44² | GOAL!! The creative AYLING neatly headed on a cross for TOWLER to blast the ball in. (2-0 Portsmouth)| 46² | COBURN played the ball to WESLEY who forced it just beyond the near post. | |