Party peak seasons FA Cup is really unexpected. In digeber final at Wembley Stadium, May 15 next, the defending champion Chelsea will face Portsmouth, the club recently relegated to the Championship (second caste English League). Portsmouth to the finals after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Wembley yesterday morning.Road taken by Pompey-Portsmouth-term to get the final ticket was so steep. They must melakoni additional round time 2 x 15 minutes of normal time out due to no goals are created.
New in the ninth minute addition to the first half, Pompey opened the scoring through Frederic Piquionne. After that, Kevin Prince Boateng double advantage through the execution of a penalty in the 117th minute.
"This is the result of crazy, really crazy," said Avram Grant, the coach of Pompey, as reported by AFP. "Considering what happened during this season, plus some of our core players injured before the game, the victory was unbelievable. Players have given everything they could and would not give up until the end," he said.
For Portsmouth, the FA Cup final qualifying for the dignity of the club be a savior in the midst of their travels this season terjalnya. Not only relegated from the Premier League, the club owned by the incoming administration Balram Chainrai league because he could not pay the delinquent debt.
"These results are very meaningful for everyone in Portsmouth," said David James, Pompey goalkeeper, as reported by Goal. "Degraded very painful. But, the players to establish himself in the locker room and played incredible today. We do reserve the right to the finals," he continued.
Portsmouth could not actually fielded the best squad. Midfielder Jamie O'Hara can not play because of the status of a loan from Spurs. Meanwhile, defender Nadir Belhadj injury during practice last. Until the minutes before kickoff, Grant claimed not sure who to play.
With the condition that the enemy is in tatters, Tottenham had dominated the game. They create chances through the duo Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe who incidentally is the former Portsmouth player. Total, Tottenham posted 16 shots on goal and 20 corner Porstmouth.
However, the FA Cup trophy is the only one who can fight for Pompey. Boateng et al do not be surprised if all-out struggle. Supported great mental strength and motivation, they finally won the extra round and escaped to the top. When the long whistle sounded, fans unfurled a banner that read "You can destroy just about anything, except our spirit."
On the other hand, Tottenham coach Redknapp revealed, bad grass Wembley field into the cause of the defeat of his team. She said, a lot of players who slipped the ball when dribbling the middle. Redknapp to watch the other semifinal between Chelsea and Aston Villa Saturday night (10 / 4) and saw the goalkeeper failed to anticipate the ball because the ground was too slippery.
"I'm not trying to find scapegoats for the many opportunities we are in vain. But, the stadium grass is really embarrassing," denounces Redknapp was quoted as saying on Sky Sports.
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