Portsmouth 7-4 Reading!!! Benji’ Hat-Trick!!!

Surely there wont be a better game this season! 11 goals, a penalty save! Wow! The Pompey lads were in full voice as ever as Pompey stormed away from what looked like it might be a draw at one point. Two Benjani goals had Pompey in pole position, before Stephen Hunt got one on the stroke of half time. David James then gift wrapped a goal for Reading’s Dave Kitson. Hreidarsson gave Pompey the lead once more, and Dave James made up for his previous error by saving a Nicky Shorey ‘pen’. Benjani, replacing injured Kanu up front, retrieved the two goal lead and the brilliant Niko Kranjcar, Sean Davis and Sulley Muntari sealed the amazing victory. Late on Shane Long and Nicky Shorey responded with a goal each, however it was far too late to affect the result.

Portsmouth coach Joe Jordan commented “The first half was probably our best 45 mins this season, but to come in having conceded in the last minute of the half allowed them back in.

“Even at 2-2 I don’t think anyone expected the score to be exaggerated to 7-4 but overall I think the Best team won.

“People say we only play one up front but today proved that it’s really three and no-one deserves a hat-trick more than Benji.”

Team Line-Up:

Dave James, Glen Johnson, Sylvain Distin, Sol Campbell, Herman Hreidarsson, Sulley Muntari, John Utaka, Papa Diop, Sean Davis, Niko Kranjcar, Benjani (Nugent 80)

Goals: Benjani 7, 37, 70, Hreidarsson 55, Krancjar 75, Davis 81, Muntari 90 pen.

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