Centre panorama picture of 3. Pompey fans in Praca de Santiago in the centre of Guimaraes hours before kick off. Picture: Steve Reid.Centre panorama picture of 3. Pompey fans in Praca de Santiago in the centre of Guimaraes hours before kick off. Picture: Steve Reid.
Centre panorama picture of 3. Pompey fans in Praca de Santiago in the centre of Guimaraes hours before kick off. Picture: Steve Reid.

The day thousands of Portsmouth fans took over the centre of Guimaraes

This week’s Great Pompey Games Revisited feature in the Sports Mail looks back on the Blues’ 2008 Uefa Cup trip to Guimaraes, Portugal, for the club’s first ever away trip in European competition.
By Deborah Croker
Published 23rd May 2020, 07:00 GMT

The Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques welcomed 3,000 travelling Pompey fans for the game, which ended 2-2 after extra-time and saw Harry Redknapp’s side progress 4-2 on aggregate. But it wasn’t just the stadium that saw an impressive star & crescent invasion. Indeed, the Praca de Santiago in the centre of Guimaraes was also a must-visit venue for those fans lucky to be there.

James Scamell (centre) and Danny Fossett celebrate outside the stadium after the match in Guimaraes. Picture: Steve Reid.

1. Fans celebrate in Guimaraes

James Scamell (centre) and Danny Fossett celebrate outside the stadium after the match in Guimaraes. Picture: Steve Reid. Photo: The News archive

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Pompey's travelling fans celebrate victory in Guimaraes. Picture: Steve Reid

2. Fans at the match in Guimaraes

Pompey's travelling fans celebrate victory in Guimaraes. Picture: Steve Reid Photo: The News archive

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Goal scoring legend Guy Whittingham with Pompey fans Andy Walker (left) and Matt Cheney from Petersfield in Praca de Santiago in the centre of Guimaraes hours before kick off. Picture: Steve Reid

3. Fans in Guimaraes

Goal scoring legend Guy Whittingham with Pompey fans Andy Walker (left) and Matt Cheney from Petersfield in Praca de Santiago in the centre of Guimaraes hours before kick off. Picture: Steve Reid Photo: The News archive

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John Westwood poses for a photo in the main square in Guimaraes. Picture: Steve Reid.

4. Fans in Guimaraes

John Westwood poses for a photo in the main square in Guimaraes. Picture: Steve Reid. Photo: The News archive

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