Source: Daily_Mail
Portsmouth 2 Burnley 0: Grant grateful to Hreidarsson and Dindane
Avram Grant was so happy with this hard-earned win that he almost did a lap of honour. [LNB]The smiling Israeli saluted the crowd as if he were some kind of returning saviour and even waved to the directors' box, where you never know quite who has money and who hasn't. [LNB]Explaining his extraordinary response to the victory, the Portsmouth manager said: 'It is always a good feeling to win, especially when this team are not used to winning so many times. After only one week in charge it is great to see three points in our pockets and now we must look for the next three.' [LNB] Priceless strike: Aruna Dindane atoned for his first-half penalty miss with this close-rangeheader[LNB] [LNB]Hermann Hreidarsson and Aruna Dindane were the goalscorers, thoughGrant did not seem in any great hurry to deflect the attention fromhimself, as he happily acknowledged the efficacy of his half-time teamtalk. [LNB]He added: 'We didn't play well in the first half but it made me even happier that we scored two goals in the second. [LNB]'In London I represented a team, here I represent a city and the fans are very passionate.' [LNB] Weak effort: Aruna Dindane saw his tame penalty - and weak rebound - saved by Brian Jensen[LNB] [LNB]Priceless win: Grant[LNB]Kanu's single, lethal touch unlocked Burnley's defence to giveHreidarsson a chance to score from an acute angle in the 65th minute. [LNB]Cue pandemonium as Portsmouth's less-than-shy followers whiffed just a hint of hope of Premier League survival. [LNB]In the 84th minute a downward header by Dindane, who missed afirst-half penalty, made the points safe and Grant's joy was complete. [LNB]Burnley striker Steven Fletcher should have scored in the first halfbut failed to keep his balance and ought to have equalised in thesecond. [LNB]Manager Owen Coyle said: 'We are the architects of our own downfall.We were good enough to win on the day and didn't take our chances andwe've paid the price for that.'[LNB] Crisis club Portsmouth secure loan to pay players wagesPortsmouth v Burnley: The action as it happenedBURNLEY FC
