A long stoppage in each half at Fratton did not do Pompey’s desire to find an attacking rhythm any favours.
Injuries to assistant referees were the cause, with the second necessitating a fan to be called from the stands to run the line.
Ultimately, the Blues were unable to make the most of their opportunities and were held to a goalless draw by Cheltenham.
Morrell does not think the breaks in play were behind their failure to beat his former club, though, and feels the side should refrain from feeling too down about dropping two points.
The midfielder said: “We knew how the game was going go. It wasn’t too different from when we played them last season, although that time we got the early goal.
“The stoppages didn’t help and they disrupted the rhythm of the game, but we’re not in the business of making excuses.
"We had so many chances and if one of those goes in, then all of a sudden, the game opens up a lot more."
“We were in the dark and there were questions about whether the game was going to go ahead, but we wanted to carry on.
“We should have been able to win irrespective of that, although it obviously doesn’t help because we wanted to find a rhythm.
“But we have to look at ourselves. I don’t think there will be a big inquiry, though, because you don’t suddenly become a bad team because you’ve drawn at home.
“We had so many chances and if one of those goes in, then all of a sudden, the game opens up a lot more.
“Regan hits the post and you’re just a few centimetres from winning – you can’t really account for things like that.
“I believe that we’ll win matches this season when we’ve had fewer chances than we created in this one.”