Sbragia bemoans mistakes

18 May 2009 23:10
Ricky Sbragia was left to rue missed chances and defensive errors following Sunderland's 3-1 defeat to Portsmouth.[LNB] The Black Cats carved out a number of opportunities in a goalless first half before eventually taking the lead through Kenwyne Jones in the 59th minute.[LNB]John Utaka quickly equalised and Pompey then took the lead when an Anton Ferdinand gaffe led to Phil Bardsley scoring an own goal after 68 minutes.[LNB]Armand Traore fired home a third for Portsmouth to leave Sunderland facing an anxious final day of the season.[LNB]They are still not safe from relegation ahead of their clash with Chelsea, and Sbragia admits the players were disheartened following defeat in such a crucial game.[LNB]"I thought the first goal was a bit unlucky but the second goal was a bad error and that killed us off," said Sbragia.[LNB]Punished"Anton tried to control the ball with the sole of his boot. He is better than that.[LNB]"I thought in the first half we did reasonably well and created a few chances but it was the same old story, we didn't finish them.[LNB]"We went 1-0 up and really we should try and see the game off but we didn't do that.[LNB]"The boys are down. We came here and thought we had the chance to get something. We created chances but didn't take them and they come back to punish you."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports