Andover NS Ladies 0 Portsmouth Ladies FC 2 The recent heavy rain made the Charlton running track pitch the consistency of treacle in midfield, so both teams had to battle it out in the mud for every ball. It was a very physical encounter, with Pompey out for revenge for a 3-2 home defeat to Street earlier in the year, but Street gained the upper hand from the start as Anja Clapham won the battle of midfield, feeding the forwards with pass after pass. Warwick, Lewis and Clapham all hit the woodwork in the first half and it seemed that Street would not turn the territorial advantage into a goal lead. So at half-time nil-nil seemed the destiny for this hard-fought contest. Pompey had little to show for the first half as Tracey Hughes and Emma Burberry again cancelled out the periodic Pompey attacks with determined defending. It was a shock when from a goalmouth tangle Pompey poked the ball passed the dive of keeper Kingswell, who could only watch as the ball struggled across the goal-line. Street almost countered immediately, but were denied by a superb save from the Pompey keeper, and a miserable day was concluded as a second Pompey goal was accompanied by a hail and sleet gale. Keeper Kerry Holton made a welcomed return from injury, coming on as sub for Lewis and playing upfront for the first time, but she will be in goal for the visit to Shanklin IOW next Sunday. Player-of-the-match was Anja Clapham.