Defender Ryley Towler lit up the clash at Westleigh Park with an outrageous 45-yard finish after the restart, as triallist Sean Patton also got on the scorsheet with a clinical low drive.
That came after Christian Saydee opened the scoring in the 19th minute as he lashed home a drive from inside the box.
Shaun North’s side proved committed opposition, but in truth barely laid a glove on Pompey before triallist Seok Jae-Lee had a finish cleared off the line by academy youngster Ciaran Martin.
That was after a host of youngsters were introduced for the final 30 minutes, with John Mousinho splitting his senior players between the Hawks clash and tomorrow’s trip to Bognor.
Check out Jordan Cross’ match ratings from Westleigh Park below!
5. Ryley Towler - 9
eing handed the captaincy for the evening shows how Towler is appreciated by Pompey’s football hierarchy. Played within himself and kept things simple as the favourite struck up a decent understanding with Baptiste. Then came the moment to delight, as he stepped out and lofted an outstanding 45 yarder home! Photo: Jason Brown
6. Jack Sparkes - 7
Jack Sparkes Had an easy night’s work defensively allowing the left-back to make the most of his distribution, which he was able to do from open play and deadball deliveries. Photo: Jason Brown
7. Harry Clout - 8
Elevated to the senior squad in pre-season and the academy youngster looked perfectly comfortable at the level. Operated down the left, where he was always an option for raking crossfield balls from the likes of Moxon. The former Palace youngster really sparked to life after the break, with his running became far more direct and effective - did himself proud. | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages
8. Ben Stevenson - 7
Typical Ben Stevenson stuff as the midfielder kept it simple and looked very tidy in doing so. Always offered and option and played some nice triangles as Pompey dominated the middle of the park. Photo: Jason Brown