Danny Cowley didn’t believe his Portsmouth side or Bristol Rovers deserved a penalty at Fratton Park as the Gas were beaten 3-1 on the south coast following two goals in the final 10 minutes for the hosts.
After Aaron Collins had cancelled out Connor Ogilvie’s opener, the game effectively turned on the decision by Gavin Ward to award Pompey a spot-kick in the 81st minute which Joe Pigott converted, with Owen Dale then adding a third in injury time.
After long deliberation, Ward adjudged Anderson to have caught Pigott as the striker attempted to pounce on James Belshaw’s parry, although the Rovers substitute did seem to get significant contact on the ball.
