Luton Town picked up their first point of the new Championship season after a 0-0 draw at Portsmouth in which goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski was sent off.
The Hatters’ goalkeeper was sent off just after the half-hour mark after picking up two yellow cards, but were able to keep out a Pompey side who had scored three away at Leeds on the opening day.
It meant that Rob Edwards’ side picked up their first point of the season, having lost away at Burnley in their season opener on Monday.
Eager to make up for their 4-1 home loss against the Clarets in the season opener, Luton began in a busy manner at Fratton Park.
Tahith Chong saw an early drive flash across the face of goal without finding the bottom corner, before Portsmouth goalkeeper Will Norris was called upon to deny Elijah Adebayo at close range.
Norris then made a further stop to thwart Carlton Morris in a one-on-one after the striker had been fed by Jordan Clark’s pass.
Portsmouth had started slowly but would create an opportunity of note as Conor Shaugnessy’s header from a free-kick was acrobatically tipped over by Kaminski.
Luton then had their best chance of the lot when Adebayo met Chiedozie Ogbene’s cross and saw a header tipped by Norris onto the post.
Kaminski would receive a booking just before the half-hour mark after being seen as timewasting by the officials, and that would prove crucial as within two minutes, he got a second yellow and a dismissal. After racing out of his goal to meet a long ball, the Belgian made challenges on Paddy Lane and Conor Ogilvie, missing the ball on each occassion.
The referee had already blown the whistle for the first foul on Lane, duly earning another yellow card and with it a dismissal.
Luton duly brought on James Shea, with the 34-year-old replacing Morris to take the vacant spot in goal.
Portsmouth would then have a penalty shout rejected by the referee as they set about the task of trying to break Luton down.
Paddy Lane would hit a snapshot just wide before Samuel Silvera missed the target with a strike of his own.
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