Socceroos star scores, mobbed by fans as fallen English giants secure 12-year first in wild scenes

Socceroos star Kusini Yengi was on the scoresheet as Portsmouth were promoted to the Championship thanks to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Barnsley at Fratton Park.

The win against the Tykes also wrapped up the League One title for Portsmouth, ending a 12-year exile from the English second tier.

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Yengi scored the equaliser in the ninth minute after Devante Cole put Barnsley ahead just three minutes earlier.

It looked as if the champagne would remain on ice for Pompey when John McAtee restored the visitors’ advantage in the 59th minute.

Yet there would be more twists in the contest to come as Colby Bishop, who came on for Yengi in the 61st minute, scored the equaliser from the spot with seven minutes remaining in normal time.

The proverbial roof was then blown off the top of Fratton Park when the home side nudged in front just six minutes after Bishop’s equaliser as Conor Shaughnessy scored the winner to spark delirium in the stands.

The victory over Barnsley propelled Portsmouth to 94 points with two games remaining in the League One season, eight points ahead of second-placed Derby County.

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Joyous Pompey fans invaded the field as soon as the full time whistle blew, ecstatic at the club’s first league title since finishing top of the pile in League Two in