Portsmouth (v) Man Utd

Portsmouth will wonder how this one got away from them, another stunning game from the under-dogs produced another 1~1 result,

And it was Todorov again who put Pompey infront after 27mins,

But United’s hard work paid off as Roy Keane got their equalizer early in the 2^nd half.

Extra-Time saw Portsmouth take the lead once more – and it seemed as if the under-dogs were going to the F.A. Cup Final – after Buxton’s 96 minute strike,

But again 5mins into the 2^nd period of Extra-Time Ruud Van-Nistelrooy came to the rescue and slotted home a goal to make it 2~2.

It came down to penalties:

United went first with Rooney scoring.

Burton for Portsmouth made it 1~1.

Van-Nistelrooy made it 2~1.

Buxton saw his penalty saved.

Alan Smith made it 3~1 as United scored their 3^rd successive penalty.

Then Tim Howard somehow saved Todorov’s penalty.

Ryan Giggs could seal the match with his penalty – and he converted it with ease.

UNITED WON! 4~1 after penalties.

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