http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/DC-United-4-Pompey-0-1165.aspx
A cancelled flight – blame a lightning storm – left the Blues stranded at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport on Friday night.
The players got just four hours sleep and were unable to train in preparation for the game.
It took the Blues 27 hours to get from Edmonton to Washington, wrecking training plans.
And then 14 bags went missing en route, including the ones containing Pompey’s kit.
Pompey, backed by about 100 fans, tried as hard as they could in the sweltering heat – at 105 degrees Fahrenheit, Washington’s hottest day of the year.
But they looked exhausted from the kick-off and were carved open by a side currently bottom of the MLS with three wins in 17.
Both sides were reduced to 10 men early in the second half when Mullins and Santino Quaranta saw straight red for an off-the-ball incident that no-one in the stadium except the referee appeared to see.
Attendance: 8,987
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