Kevin Prince Boateng could have become a Pompey hero but he squandered a spot kick in the 56′ minute. Petr Cech saving a shot inanely struck right to him.
You knew what was coming after that. Didier Drogba scoring from a wickedly wobbling free kick in the 59′ minute which struck the upright but went in. Five times previously the woodwork kept the Blues out.
Boateng’s miss assumed gargantuan proportions because Frank Lampard went one better in the 84′ minute by missing the goal altogether with his penalty kick. The first time in an FA Cup final.
We would have been in extra time but it was not to be. Just as well because the pitch looked more appropriate for a mudfight.
Carlo Ancelotti gets his Lotti. The Double.