Kiely breaks finger in friendly match

Portsmouth goalkeeper Dean Kiely looks set to miss the start of the season after breaking his finger in the warm-up ahead of …

Portsmouth goalkeeper Dean Kiely looks set to miss the start of the season after breaking his finger in the warm-up ahead of their 3-0 friendly win at Torquay.

The former Republic of Ireland international's injury cast a shadow over a comfortable victory for Harry Redknapp's side as he was replaced by Jamie Ashdown.

Svetoslav Todorov opened the scoring with half-time approaching after good work by Pedro Mendes.

Lomana LuaLua's looping header extended the advantage after Glen Johnson's deep cross before a Pompey trialist rounded off the scoring.

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