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Saturday, March 08, 2008

FA Cup 6th Rd (2008) : Manchester Utd (a) 1-0


Milan Baros fends off United's Brazilian forward Anderson.
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 Papa Bouba Diop with United defender Patrice Evra.
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Papa Bouba Diop seen here with United's Paul Scholes.
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www.portsmouthfc.co.uk)


Still 0-0 and Milan Baros is floored by Reds' reserve keeper Tomasz Kuszczak in the 76th minute.
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 Sulley Muntari beats stand-in keeper Rio Ferdinand from the penalty spot.
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Diop, Baros & Muntari celebrate the penalty goal at Old Trafford.
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Pompey defy the odds and knock Manchester Utd out of the FA Cup.
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Sol Campbell salutes the travelling Pompey faithful after a famous victory against virtually a full-strength Manchester Utd.
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* It was Portsmouth's first victory at Old Trafford in all competitions since 19th October 1957.

* It was Harry Redknapp's third FA Cup win against Manchester Utd - he was victorious as manager of Bournemouth in 1984 and with West Ham Utd in 2001.

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Mon. 10th March : Pompey are priced pre-draw at 4/5 favourite to lift the FA Cup on May 17th. The last time Portsmouth were the bookies' Cup favourite was in 1949, prior to the semi-final defeat against Leicester City - so still work to be done...

Man Utd: Van der Sar (Kuszczak ,46(sent off 76) ) ,Brown ,Ferdinand ,Vidic ,Evra ,Ronaldo ,Scholes ,Hargreaves (Carrick ,68 ) ,Nani ,Rooney ,Tevez (Anderson ,68)
Subs not used: O'Shea,Park,

 
Attendance: 75463
Referee: M Atkinson (W. Yorkshire)

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