I spent the afternoon online masquerading as a resident of Brooklyn, NY and watched the game live on ESPN+.
That was a devastatingly cruel denouement, as I think that Alty's performance undoubtedly merited a replay.
Two defensive errors cost us dearly. A poor header from Densmore teed up Close for what was, admittedly, an adroitly-executed volley which gave the home side the lead rather against the run of play.
Then Hancock switched off and was caught ball watching for Pitman's heartbreaking eleventh-hour winning goal.
Portsmouth's two central defenders Hawkins and Burgess were made to look ponderous by the excellent Hulme, who gave them a torrid afternoon. The replays of that first-half incident involving Hawkins and Hulme certainly corroborated the Alty striker's claim for the award of a penalty kick. At least we got one in the second half.
Other standout performers were Williams and Thompson, the latter making several important saves and blocks.
I suspect that the Pompey supporters will have been heaving a huge sigh of relief to have sneaked into the Third Round draw.
Phil Parkinson will have a tough job to lift the players after that bitter setback but we need to circumvent succumbing to anything resembling that post-Colchester defeat malaise in 2015/16 and now launch a charge up the league in December towards the play-offs.