Portsmouth 1-1 Mansfield Town

Robinson is on loan at Portsmouth from Millwall

Paul Robinson's second-half strike earned Portsmouth a point against a Mansfield Town side who resisted relentless late home pressure to claim their first draw of the season.

Simon Heslop put the Stags ahead within a minute of the restart when he volleyed into the corner from 18 yards.

Both sides had chances before the hosts levelled, a fine team move leading to Nigel Atangana teeing up Robinson.

Pompey piled forward in the closing stages but the Stags held on.

Danny Hollands went close with a fine strike, as did Nicky Shorey, while Patrick Agyemang and fellow substitute Atangana always looked likely to create a home winner.

But Mansfield, who remain in 15th place in League Two - one point behind Portsmouth - could also have won it.

The excellent Rakish Bingham missed a several good chances and forced a fabulous fingertip save from goalkeeper Paul Jones.

Portsmouth manager Andy Awford told BBC Radio Solent:

"The first half wasn't good enough. That performance in the first half, I wouldn't pay money to watch that.

"Fair play to the players, they responded to going behind. Once we got the goal and we got that shot of confidence perhaps we could have gone on and won it with the opportunities that we had, but it wasn't to be."

"Because of the first-half performance I don't think we deserved to win the game, but I'm pleased that we didn't get beaten."