RICKETTS JOY AT POMPEY POINT

SHREWSBURY boss Sam Ricketts hailed the performance of his hard-working team after they came away from Fratton Park with a deserved point.

- Alex Crook

And only a stunning late save from Pompey goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray, four minutes from time, denied the visitors all three points.

Ricketts’ side troubled Pompey with their constant pressing, and the manager was full of praise for the team ethic.

He said: “The intensity and the pressing was excellent. You’re not going to be able to be on top all game.

“We have to learn when to have a bit of a rest because you can’t can’t press for 90 minutes and that’s something we’ll work on.”

While his opposite number may have been silently bemoaning the lack of atmosphere at a closed-doors Fratton Park, Ricketts added: “I like it because my voice can project across the pitch easier – no one can say they can’t hear me.