Bournemouth 1-0 Portsmouth: Match Report

Bournemouth 1-0 Portsmouth: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game as it happened.Cherries pick off PompeyEunan O'Kane scored the only goal as Championship side Bournemouth defeated League Two neighbours Portsmouth 1-0 to book a second-round spot in the Capital One Cup for only the second time in seven seasons.O'Kane gave Bournemouth the lead eight minutes into the second half, gobbling up the rebound after a Ryan Fraser shot had been pushed out by Pompey goalkeeper Phil Smith.Wes Thomas should have opened the scoring for the home side midway through the first half when he blazed a header over from Simon Francis' cross.Smith produced a stunning fingertip save to keep out Norwich loanee Andrew Surman's 20-yard curler on the stroke of half-time.At the other end Tom Craddock had Bournemouth goalkeeper Ryan Allsop scrambling across his line after 18 minutes with a long-range shot which fizzed narrowly wide.Surman almost doubled the Cherries' lead in the 65th minute when he fired wide from a Ryan Fraser cross while Smith was at his best again 14 minutes from time to turn another fierce Surman drive wide of the post.

Source: PA