Pompey 0-2 Fulham Reserves Match Report

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Piquionne - no celebrations last night.Pompey were defeated on a soggy evening at West Leigh Park, as Papa Bouba Diop made his return from a hamstring injury.An experienced side played for Portsmouth, featuring Frederic Piquionne and Danny Webber in attack, with the former having previously scored 4 goals in 2 reserve team outings.Jamie OHara led a midfield diamond, accompanied by Richard Hughes, Angelos Basinas and Diop.Fulham had the first chance of the game after 13 minutes. Andranik Vin Baker Jersey s long-range effort was set to be saved comfortably by keeper Liam OBrien, before a wicked deflection from Mike Williamson sent the ball in the opposite direction out for a corner.Fulham managed to score from the Greg Monroe Jersey  resulting corner however, with defender Tony Kallio rising highest in Pompeys area to give the Whites the lead.Pompey rarely threatened, with their first attack arriving after 20 minutes, with Diops limp header easily-saved by Pascal Zuberbuhler.OBrien was called into action minutes later, stopping striker Eddie Johnson from doubling Fulhams lead.Slack defending allowed Fulham to score from the resulting corner, again. Michael Uweze was given enough space to convert Matthew Saunders cro s and give Fulham a comfortable lead as half-time approached.Pompey looked lacklustre going forward, with a long-range shot from Piquionne going wide of the post on 31 minutes.Fulham could have had a third goal before half-time, if it was not for the brave defending of Mike Williamson.The former Watford defender, who captained the reserve side last night, stopped Johnson from converting a low cro s after a precise challenge.Half time  Portsmouth 0-2  Mirza Teletovic Jersey FulhamMost of Portsmouths attacking play in the second-half stemmed from OHara, as he desperately tried to reclaim something from the game.After surging through many challenges, the on-loan midfielder was unfortunate to see his angled-shot go just wide.OHara was later able to pick out Piquionne later with a pinpoint cro s, but the Frenchman was unable to  Spencer Hawes Jersey keep his shot on target, volleying wide.It was a case of dj vu a few minutes later, as the two players combined again; this time however, Piquionne volleyed the ball over the cro sbar.Fulham went on to have a number of chances to extend their  OJ Mayo Jersey lead, with OBrien making a number of good saves.Neverthele s, with the poor weather conditions, everyone was relieved to hear the referees whistle at the end.Pompey: OBrien; Suric, Williamson (c), Wilkinson, Hurst; Basinas, Diop (Bopp 75), OHara (Apicerni 63), Hughes: Piquionne, Webber (Samba 46). Subs not used: Ryan, Walshe.Fulham: Zuberbuhler; Brown, Kallio, Anderson (c), Smith; Uwezu (Hoesen 70 (Jones 90)), Andranik, Saunders, Seol; Johnson (Marquez-Sanchez 90), Elm.Goals: Kallio 13, Uwezu 27