Marcus Browne's first-half strike was his fifth goal in nine league starts for OxfordA fine solo goal from Marcus Browne saw Oxford United draw their play-off semi-final first leg at Portsmouth, in what was the first League One game after a 115-day hiatus. Despite the 16-week break and bizarre circumstances on their return, Pompey started brightly with Ronan Curtis hitting the post early on before he put them ahead just after the half-hour mark. More than two weeks after the Premier League became the first competition to restart after the pandemic-enforced break, Pompey and Oxford started on their quest to complete their curtailed campaign with promotion to the Championship. "It was the typical first leg of a play-off game and nobody wanted to give too much away. "They think they could have had one or two penalties, based on what they were shouting on the touchline.

Source: BBC July 03, 2020 11:01 UTC