For those who believe fate is against Portsmouth and the club are doomed, this was more ammunition.
Salif Diao, who netted Stoke"s injury-time winner, had not scored for six years, while Frederic Piquionne, Pompey"s goalscorer, fired another perfectly good goal which was disallowed for offside.
Last-gasp: Salif Diao (left) celebrates scoring the winning goal
Portsmouth manager Avram Grant summed up the game well when he said: "We deserved to win, but in football there is no deserve."
Now there may be no football either, at least not at Fratton Park if the High Court lack sympathy on March 1.
Pompey fans cheered their team as though there was no tomorrow, because there may not be. The Pompey Chimes rang out, especially when Piquionne punished Thomas Sorensen for spilling Quincy Owusu-Abeyie"s shot in the 35th minute.
The French striker had netted in the 20th minute, but the referee"s assistant flagged wrongly for offside.
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Portsmouth stand on the brink this morning, although Grant said: "Iwill keep fighting while I still can. I am still optimistic.".
But fate dealt Pompey more blows yesterday. One more off the pitch
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