A fan needed to come out of the group to take over as assistant referee as Portsmouth had been held to a goalless draw by Cheltenham.
The Robins produced a cussed defensive show at Fratton Park to choose up their first level of the season.
But it surely was the officers who stole the limelight when not one however two assistant referees limped off by harm.
Fourth official Stephen Brown took over within the first half, however he then had to get replaced early within the second as an enchantment was issued for a certified referee to volunteer, resulting in 21 minutes of stoppage time.
Cheltenham arrived and not using a win or a objective to their title and it confirmed, with no photographs on targets within the opening half.
Pompey struggled to interrupt down a five-man defence and their two possibilities of word had been within the seventh minute, when a Connor Ogilvie shot flew huge, and an Eleventh-minute effort from Joe Rafferty, whose shot from exterior the field was saved by Luke Southwood.
Pompey got here out preventing within the second half and Regan Poole thought he had scored with a header, however the ball hit a submit and flew straight into the goalkeeper’s arms.
Not even the prolonged interval of stoppage time might produce a objective.