John Mousinho says ‘it was just crazy at the end’ after Portsmouth beat Charlton

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho said it was ‘a surreal moment’ after watching his side beat Charlton 2-1 and climb out of the relegation zone following an extraordinary ending at Fratton Park.

Pompey thought they had won it thanks to Conor Shaughnessy’s 69th-minute goal but a stoppage-time equaliser from Harvey Knibbs left the home bench crestfallen.

Then, incredibly, Mousinho’s men went straight up the other end and sparked pandemonium when Tottenham loanee Yang Min-hyeok scored the winner in the eighth added minute.

Mousinho said: “It was just crazy at the end. We had our heads in the bin, for Charlton to equalise, having just held out for so long and defended so well and then to go up the other end, I didn’t even really see the goal, I just saw it go in the back of the net.

“I can’t remember being involved in a game in 20-odd years of football like it. I think their goal went in at 95:56 or something. I was asking the fourth official why they played that extra time. I quickly looked at him with a contrite glance. I was pleased that we played the extra time.”

It is the first time Portsmouth have beaten Charlton at home in more than 20 years and sees Mousinho’s side climb three points clear of the bottom three.

He said: “It was important today to try and reel sides in. That’s definitely a priority. It was a big win tonight.”

Mousinho’s opposite number Nathan Jones was equally stunned by what he had seen and was left in disbelief that his side had come away without any points.

He said: “Having got back into the game to concede in the manner that we did in 90 plus eight is just so naive and crazy, because the point was the least we deserved.

“I thought the level of performance, the chances we had, how we went about the game, the problems we caused. That was more like us, but to come away with no points is tough to take.

“I just can’t fathom how we’ve not won it, definitely not got a point, and three, how we’ve ended up losing it. The point would have been the least we deserved.”