| 0¹ | A twenty yard shot from SWANSON caused GOLLINI no problem. |
| 5¹ | MUSABA beat two Birmingham City players and slammed a golden opportunity wide. |
| 9¹ | AKPOM worked the ball to MUSABA, STUANI controlled his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of GOLLINI. |
| 11¹ | A free-kick from AKPOM flew wide. |
| 15¹ | A strike from AKPOM held little difficulty for the Birmingham City 'keeper. |
| 20¹ | The Birmingham City 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from LANE. |
| 21¹ | A poor strike from STUANI rolled agonisingly wide. |
| 25¹ | STUANI touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Birmingham City 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
| 26¹ | DARLING whacked a right foot shot inches wide from thirty yards out. |
| 35¹ | GOAL!! A shot from AKPOM raced through a ruck of players and rolled past the unsighted 'keeper. (1-0 Portsmouth)| 39¹ | A accurate pass was collected by LANE and his deadly shot floated narrowly over. | | 2² | Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled SWANSON to volley an effort just beyond the near post. | | 4² | STUANI's shot was well held by GOLLINI. | | 10² | STUANI stroked a simple chance past the near post. | | 12² | GOAL!! A perfect ball from PLAVOTIC left VASSILEV in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before passing the ball to ARMSTRONG to score. (1-1)| 13² | VASSILEV's shot beat the Portsmouth 'keeper but rebounded off the Portsmouth woodwork. | | 19² | VASSILEV charged through the Portsmouth defence but shot straight at RACIOPPI. | | 23² | A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming GOLLINI. | | 25² | A corner found ARMSTRONG who forced an effort wide. | | 26² | McEACHRAN made space on the right and knocked the ball to ZAKARIA who fired the ball over. | | 37² | A header from AKPOM was kicked off the line by ROBERTS. | | 43² | A delightful shot from ROBERTS was dealt with by a fine block from RACIOPPI. | | |