20/08/2011 Bristol City 0-0 Portsmouth: Bring On The Viking!

Having chanted Benjani's name and seen the Zimbabwean international brought on as a second half substitute, the Pompey fans turned their attention to new Norwegian signing Erik Huseklepp with a chant of "Bring on the Viking!".

Well, here's the moment Erik made his Pompey bow, stepping on to the Ashton Gate turf as a second half substitute orange boots gleaming.

Erik Huseklepp (10) prepares to come on and replace Liam Lawrence (7)

And the Norwegian international races on to the pitch for his cameo performance

With less than 10 minutes on the pitch for his Pompey debut it is far too early to draw any conclusions about how Erik will fare in The Championship.

However, he looked lively down the right hand side and caused the Bristol City defence a few problems with his pace.

His cross in to the box, that Benjani just failed to get on to the end of with a desperate diving header, got the fans excited leaving them wanting more.

Hopefully, that will be at Fratton Park next Saturday against Cardiff City.

He was there alongside the other Pompey players applauding the 1,300 travelling fans at the end of the game. They'd been particulary noisy throughout the match, I wonder if he's seen or heard anything like that before?

Welcome to Pompey Erik!

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