Benjani Mwaruwari scored his first goal since rejoining Portsmouth which seemed to have handed his side a point until his teammate Erik Huseklepp scored a last gasp own goal which gave Peterborough a 3-2 triumph at Fratton Park on Tuesday night.
Portsmouth goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown made a dreadful error to hand Posh the lead inside just four minutes as he fumbled a regulation shot from Lee Frecklington that went through him and in off the underside of the crossbar.
But Pompey hit back soon afterwards as Huseklepp’s effort on goal was diverted into his own net by Gabriel Zakuani.
While the visitors perhaps edged the first period and possibly deserved their lead at the break, Pompey were much the better side after the interval.
And once Benjani had restored parity, it seemed only a matter of time before the Blues would put the game to bed, only for the unfortunate Huseklepp to make the late intervention in attempting to clear the danger.
On his first Blues goal since his return to the club Mwaruwari said: “I’m very happy to score. The last time it took me 14 games and this time it’s only four or five games – that’s a big improvement.
“Let’s just hope that next time I score, we win.” The former Zimbabwe captain remains upbeat Pompey’s luck will soon change if they continue to do the right things.
He said: “Things like this are always happening in football so you need to keep on believing all the time. You hope and believe that those goals will come the next time, so you prepare for that.
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“This result is very difficult to take for all of us. We played very well and I don’t think we deserved to lose.
“A draw would have been harsh on us as well and that’s what makes it so difficult to take. But it’s one of those things. We have to keep believing in ourselves and things will change. I’m sure of that.
“I got a clip on the ankle towards the end and it happened last week as well. But it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.”
