Portsmouth win FA Cup
Posted by
David J. Skinner
on
June 22nd, 2008
Portsmouth 1 - 0 Cardiff
It wasn't pretty, but Portsmouth did what they needed to do to lift the FA Cup for the first time since 1939. Kanu scored in the 37th minute when Cardiff keeper Peter Enckelman failed to control John Utaka's cross. The ball bounced right to Kanu who tapped home an easy finish from close range. And then Portsmouth's defense proved too difficult for Cardiff as Pompey held on for an historic win, manager Harry Redknapp's first major trophy in 25 years of coaching. In first half stoppage time, Cardiff's Glenn Loovens lobbed a shot into the back of the net, but the goal was ruled out for handball. Robbie Fowler was not even on the bench for Cardiff, and fellow striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was not a factor in the match. In the second half, Cardiff manager Dave Jones sent on Aaron Ramsey as a substitute, and he created a few chances, but the final touch was always lacking. Portsmouth's back four - Sol Campbell, Sylvain Distin, Glen Johnson, and Heider Hreidarsson - and keeper David James did well to preserve the clean sheet. And the goal scoring hero Kanu was named man of the match. Congratulations Pompey!
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