Portsmouth manager John Mousinho says beating Middlesbrough with a 97th minute winner was one of the most dramatic victories of his career.
Conor Chaplin struck deep in stoppage time at the Riverside Stadium and the win lifted Pompey out of the bottom three and Oxford were on course to jump above them.
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The victory ended Portsmouth’s eight-game run without a win to the delight of Mousinho.
He told BBC Radio Solent: “Managing to score with the last kick in the circumstances is right up there.
“We did what we had to do today. We stayed in the game and had good opportunities on the break in the second half, we didn’t have the confidence or belief.
“When you don’t have a lot of the ball, it can sometimes be a bit panicked when you win it back.
“Some of the last-ditch defending [was brilliant]. It was a whole team effort.”
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