Cash-strapped Portsmouth heaped yet more misery on Gordon Strachans Middlesbrough side, coming from two goals behind to grab a late draw at The Riverside.Boro took a comfortable 2-0 lead into the break but once againfailed to hold on to it courtesy of a David Nugent Headerand a controversial late penalty from Liam Lawrence.Both sides began the afternoon lingering dangerously above the relegation zone and little was to change after the final whistle, with Brian Flynn Jersey the leagues pre season favouritesleft 15 points adrift of leaders QPR.Gordon Strachanmade four changes to the Boro side that lost to Derby in midweek; McDonald, Halliday, Bates and Thompson returned, with Pompey naming an unchanged line up following two straight wins. Kevin Thompsons return to the Boro starting lineupafter a lengthy injury was to lastjust six minutes, as he limped off following a strong challenge from MichaelBrown.The first real chance fell to David Nugent, whose shot hit the post after a Alex Gordon Jersey mazy run from the left hand side. Boro goalkeeper Jason Steele was then called into action, turning a low Lawrence free kickwide. Portsmouth were then punished for their failure to convert chances;Matthew Bates fired home from a corner against the run of play to give Boro the lead.On the stroke of half timethehome side doubled their lead; Barry Robsonscoring from the spot after JoelWard had broughtdown Scott McDonald inside the area. Pompey continued to pre s forward after the break and were rewarded on the hour mark. A pinpoint cro s fromloan signing Liam Lawrence found the unmarked David Kansas City Royals Jersey Nugent, who poweredin a downward headerto bring his side back into the game. Steve Cotterill soon signalled his intent, switching to a 4-3-3 formation, replacing young centre back Joel Ward for Kanu, who immediately proved a handful for the Boro defence as heweaved his way through an array of players to set up Nugent, who fluffed his shot wide.Middlesbrough Striker Kris Boyd had a chance to seal the win, butsaw his effort flash wide of the far post. Moments later Portsmouth broke away and were awarded a controversial penalty just Alcides Escobar Jersey minutes from time. The referee allowed play to continue following a corner, but was then alerted by the linesman on the far side who appeared to have spotted an infringement on Portsmouth captain Aaron Mokoena. A red card was brandedwrongly at Steven Mcmanus, then rectified as Barry Robson was given his marching orders.A mle broke out as Boro players frantically swarmed the two officials following the referees decision to point to the spot Chris Owings Jersey . The responsibilty lay with Pompeys star man Liam Lawrence, who dually tucked away the spot kick, sending Steele the wrong way and sending the pocket of travelling supporters into ecstasy.The Riversidesaw another worryingly low attendance (13,749) the clubslowest ever for a league game; yet another indication of the on-field crisis faced by the club.The final whistle was met with boos of both frustration and anger by Boro fans, who see their sides season slowlyslip away.