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The full-time whistle goes with Pompey fans disappointed at a losing start to the season.
Teemu Tainio curls a free-kick over the Pompey bar from 25 yards.
Yet another cross swung in by Laurent Robert but cleared by Michael Carrick.
Frederic Kanoute replaces Ahmed Hossam Mido for Spurs.
Jermain Defoe mis-hits a shot wide from a good position.
Good chance for Jermain Defoe as he attempts to curl in a shot from 18 yards, but it's parried away well by Sander Westerveld.
Andy Reid drills on a free-kick from 35 yards out, forcing a good save from Sander Westerveld.
Debutant Collins Ntofontofo Mbesuma comes on for Azar Karadas.
Lomana Tresor LuaLua drills a shot just wide from 25 yards out.
Miguel Pedro Mendes replaces Wayne Routledge for Spurs.
Matthew Taylor comes on for John Viafara.
Good cross from Lomana Tresor LuaLua finds the head of Laurent Robert but Paul Robinson makes the save.
Ahmed Hossam Mido picks out the onrushing Jermain Defoe who does very well to round Sander Westerveld and finish into the bottom corner.
Laurent Robert drills a spectacular free-kick in from 35 yards but it's blocked by Michael Carrick.
John Viafara drills a shot wide from 35 yards out.
Andy Reid gets a yellow card for his challenge on Andy Griffin.
Decemt cross from Ahmed Hossam Mido but it's cleared by Andy Griffin.
Speculative 35-yard strike from Lomana Tresor LuaLua blocked by Anthony Gardner.
Laurent Robert swings in a near-post corner but it's cleared well by Michael Carrick.
Vincent Pericard comes on for Ivica Mornar.
The referee gets the second half underway.
The referee blows for half-time with Andy O'Brien's own-goal separating the sides.
Andy O'Brien stuns the home fans as he fails to deal witrh a Spurs cross and turns the ball into his own net.
Good shot from 18 yards drilled low by Laurent Robert but blocked by Paul Stalteri.
Ivica Mornar gets in a decent cross but it's cleared by Paul Stalteri.
Teemu Tainio drills in a shot from 25 yards but he goes wide.
Teemu Tainio is booked for a foul on Pompey's Gregory Vignal.
Another dangerous swinging free-kick from Laurent Robert cleared well by Michael Dawson.
Jermain Defoe mis-hits a shot from 20 yards and it's an easy save from Sander Westerveld.
Foul on Lomana Tresor LuaLua by Anthony Gardner. Free-kick taken by Laurent Robert from 25 yards but it's saved by Paul Robinson.
Andy Reid gets in a good cross which finds Wayne Routledge but his shot from the edge of the box goes wide.
Andy Reid curls a free-kick just wide from 25 yards out.
Free-kick swung in by Laurent Robert and cleared well by Michael Dawson.
Corner from right taken left-footed by Laurent Robert to near post for Lomana Tresor LuaLua to head wide from the edge of the box.
Laurent Robert attempts to spring the Spurs offside trap but he's also pulled up by the ref.
Decent run by Azar Karadas but he's caught offside.
The referee blows for a foul by Jermain Defoe on Gregory Vignal.
Andy O'Brien pulled up for a foul on Jermain Defoe.
Good break from Spurs as Wayne Routledge sees a good shot stopped by Sander Westerveld.
Bright start for Pompey with Lomana Tresor LuaLua and Laurent Robert looking to attack at every opportunity.
The referee gets the first day of the season underway at Fratton Park.
Even without half a dozen key players including Robbie Keane, Ledley King and new signing Edgar Davids, Tottenham coasted to an easy opening day win over new-look Portsmouth. Egyptian striker Mido was involved in both Spurs goals and there might have been more but for two outstanding saves from Pompey goalkeeper Sander Westerveld. Westerveld prevented Jermain Defoe from twice adding to his second-half goal as Portsmouth struggled to make any kind of impact in front of a stunned home crowd. In contrast Paul Robinson, the Spurs goalkeeper had only one important intervention to make, cutting out a downward header in the 68th minute from Laurent Robert. Tottenham were ahead in first-half injury time when Mido threatened to finish off a return pass from Defoe, but was beaten to the final touch by Pompey full-back Andy Griffin. From that moment on there was only going to be one winner and as Tottenham flourished, Portsmouth faded so that they offered little threat. Portsmouth manager Alain Perrin took off Ivica Mornar at the end of the first half and replaced him with Vincent Pericard, who was making his first appearance after injury since December 2003. Pericard was no more successful than his team-mates and it was no surprise when Tottenham added a second goal in the 64th minute. Mido's pass from near the halfway line eluded Andy O'Brien and Defoe raced away, went around the goalkeeper and slotted in from a difficult angle. Westerveld may have been partly at fault for both Tottenham goals but he showed his quality twice to deny Defoe. After four minutes Defoe got in a right-foot shot from 15 yards which the goalkeeper blocked to safety with his legs. Then with 13 minutes to go, Defoe's shot looked destined for the top corner until Westerveld dived to his left to make a spectacular stop. Mido came off with ten minutes remaining to be replaced by Frederic Kanoute but by then the damage had been done. Portsmouth almost mustered an injury-time consolation when Collins Mbesuma came off the bench for his debut, one of seven new signings on show, to get in a low shot from 15 yards which Robinson held on his line. The only drawback for Tottenham were bookings for the impressive Teemu Tainio for a first-half foul and for Andy Reid for a wild lunge at Griffin in the 58th minute. Tottenham had such an easy afternoon in defence that one of their few scares came when Erik Edman almost turned the ball into his own goal in the 56th minute in attempting to clear a centre from Robert. Robert did his best to provide some kind of threat with a series of dangerous centres, corners and free-kicks, but he found little response from his new team-mates. Spurs were delighted to collect the points after Keane was ruled out at the last minute by an ankle injury, but manager Martin Jol need not have worried because the threat of Mido and Defoe was always too much for a hard-pressed Portsmouth defence. Man of the Match: Mido The Egyptian forward caused havoc among the Pompey backline to lead his side to a comfortable victory.
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