Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho has apologised to Cardiff City players after an incident involving dwelling followers at Fratton Park.
In the 72nd minute of Portsmouth’s 2-0 Championship win over the Bluebirds, Cardiff defender Krystian Bielik obtained right into a bodily altercation with a fan as he went to retrieve a ball.
Cardiff head coach Brian Barry-Murphy claimed afterwards that Bielik “got slapped in the face”, whereas clips circulating on social media appeared to present the Poland worldwide grabbing a younger fan round his higher physique.
In the aftermath, one other fan threw a ball on the head of Cardiff defender Perry Ng, which resulted in each followers being ejected from the stadium.
Speaking after the match, Pompey boss Mousinho stated: “The referee said that, as Krystian went to get the ball, there was a little bit of a kerfuffle and one of the supporters struck him.
“It wasn’t a superb incident. I’ve simply seen him there, and he was okay, however that is not the purpose, we will not be having that.
“We want to create a really difficult atmosphere at Fratton Park, we have done that successfully over the past few years.
“Sometimes it suggestions over, I perceive that, I do not suppose it wants to tip over to that extent.
“We extend our apologies to the players, Cardiff and make sure we can try to cut it out.”