John Mousinho hailed Portsmouth’s “exceptional achievement” after the come-from-behind 3-2 win over Barnsley at Fratton Park secured the League One title and promotion to the Championship.
Pompey lacking their alternative in entrance of their very own followers when, needing one level to return to the second tier after a 12-year absence, they had been 2-1 behind after Devante Cole and John McAtee struck both facet of Kusini Yengi’s equaliser.
However the hosts hit again within the closing seven minutes with Colby Bishop scoring from the penalty spot and Conor Shaughnessy heading dwelling the winner.
Mousinho instructed BBC Radio Solent Sport: “I feel as soon as all the pieces settles down it is going to sink in correctly. I’ve by no means skilled something like that, the final quarter-hour, it was completely unbelievable.
“Even at 2-1 down, to get the momentum and the group behind us, I’m simply so happy with the boys. I’m genuinely simply so happy for everybody linked to the soccer membership. They’ve gone by way of a lot.
“Once we obtained it again to 3-2 I assumed we now have performed so poor, however discovered a approach to win by some means in a sport the place we actually struggled. It actually does sum up the boys.
“A tricky evening, powerful circumstances, however they obtained the job completed. It’s arduous for me to sum it up, however I get what’s occurred over the past 15 years on the membership and the way tough it was, getting ready to liquidation, to return again and have an evening like that is unbelievable to be concerned in.
“To be head coach, it’s a privilege. Hopefully we are able to have a number of extra nights like this.
“I by no means might have imagined this occurring this rapidly. This was clearly the purpose sooner or later, however didn’t suppose it will occur with two video games to go this season. It’s a exceptional achievement. That could be a severe effort to be topped champions forward of among the huge boys on this league as properly.”
Play-off chasing Barnsley, having misplaced three of their final 4 video games, are 4 factors above seventh-placed Lincoln.
Boss Neill Collins instructed the membership’s official web site: “There are numerous positives. However the greatest frustration is that every one these positives didn’t add as much as what I assumed could be a deserved victory.
“We carry out like that, we’ll be high-quality. We’ll win video games. It’s simply the high-quality margins. For me, it’s the high-quality margins which have gone in opposition to us the previous 4 or 5 video games.
“Tonight once more, it’s a few of our doing. However that’s what we have to consider. That’s what the Soccer League is all about.”
