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Portsmouth 3-2 Barnsley, League One: John Mousinho Applauds 바카라Pompey After Promotion

Play-off chasing Barnsley, having lost three of their last four games, are four points above seventh-placed Lincoln

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John Mousinho바카라s side will be playing in the Championship next season. Photo: Steven Paston/PA
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John Mousinho hailed Portsmouth바카라s 바카라remarkable achievement바카라 after the come-from-behind 3-2 win over Barnsley at Fratton Park secured the League One title and promotion to the Championship. (More Football News)

Pompey looked to be missing their opportunity in front of their own fans when, needing one point to return to the second tier after a 12-year absence, they were 2-1 behind after Devante Cole and John McAtee struck either side of Kusini Yengi바카라s equaliser.

But the hosts hit back in the final seven minutes with Colby Bishop scoring from the penalty spot and Conor Shaughnessy heading home the winner.

Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent Sport: 바카라I think once everything settles down it will sink in properly. I바카라ve never experienced anything like that, the last 15 minutes, it was absolutely incredible.

바카라Even at 2-1 down, to get the momentum and the crowd behind us, I am just so proud of the boys. I바카라m genuinely just so pleased for everyone connected to the football club. They바카라ve gone through so much.

바카라When we got it back to 3-2 I thought we have played so poor, but found a way to win somehow in a game where we really struggled. It really does sum up the boys.

바카라A tough night, tough conditions, but they got the job done. It바카라s hard for me to sum it up, but I get what바카라s happened over the last 15 years at the club and how difficult it was, on the brink of liquidation, to come back and have a night like this is incredible to be involved in.

바카라To be head coach, it is a privilege. Hopefully we can have a few more nights like this.

바카라I never could have imagined this happening this quickly. This was obviously the goal at some point, but didn바카라t think it would happen with two games to go this season. It is a remarkable achievement. That is a serious effort to be crowned champions ahead of some of the big boys in this league as well.바카라

Play-off chasing Barnsley, having lost three of their last four games, are four points above seventh-placed Lincoln.

Boss Neill Collins told the club바카라s official website: 바카라There are a lot of positives. But the biggest frustration is that all those positives didn바카라t add up to what I thought would be a deserved victory.

바카라We perform like that, we바카라ll be fine. We바카라ll win games. It바카라s just the fine margins. For me, it바카라s the fine margins that have gone against us the past four or five games.

바카라Tonight again, it바카라s some of our doing. But that바카라s what we need to concentrate on. That바카라s what the Football League is all about.바카라

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