‘Magnificent defensively...dogged at Pompey’s heart’ – Portsmouth player ratings from 2-0 victory at Shrewsbury

By Neil Allen
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 24th Mar 2019, 11:36 GMT

Check out our player ratings from Pompey’s 2-0 victory over Shrewsbury at New Meadow.

Ben Close broke the deadlock on 40 minutes, before Brett Pitman sealed the win 11 minutes from time.

The Pompey players at the final whsitleplaceholder image
The Pompey players at the final whsitle
Faultless handling and some timely stops - 8placeholder image
Faultless handling and some timely stops - 8
Rock solid once more - 7placeholder image
Rock solid once more - 7
Magnificent defensively - 9placeholder image
Magnificent defensively - 9
Well focused on repelling attacks - 8placeholder image
Well focused on repelling attacks - 8
Some excellent deliveries down the left - 7placeholder image
Some excellent deliveries down the left - 7
Related topics:PompeyPortsmouthBrett PitmanBen Close
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