Another superb win by the vets, making it four on the trot and securing second place in the league.

It was a more mature, disciplined and composed performance with some grit and determination thrown in.

Alan Duffy scored the first, after is dogged persistence was rewarded during a short corner routine. At 1-0 half time, the match was in the balance but Iain Griffin “Griff”, the MoM made several stunning saves and Pompey continued to engineer openings.

Eventually, a number of interchanges between Mark Wheeler, Dave Simmons and Pete Rayner, found Duffy inside the D. He slid the ball to Karlos Young, who unleashed a rocket just inside the post, giving the keeper no chance.

Warlocks pulled one back, after a 10 minute spell of pressure but that only spurred Portsmouth on to up the tempo.

Slick passing out from the back four to the midfield and superb aerials by Martin Hughes, helped create the third. Mike Elliott had an impressive debut in midfield, releasing Tim Schofield and Simmons, who nudged the ball over the line from a foot out.

There could have been more goals from both sides but the Pompey defence of Colin Falla, Colin Metcalfe, Hughes, Paul Whitcher and Graham “Nev” Chamberlain did a great job of extinguishing any wizardry from the Warlocks.