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Frederic Piquionne celebrates his goal.Portsmouth have set up an FA Cup final with Chelsea after upsetting the odds and securing an improbable 2-0 extra-time success over Spurs.
Tottenham were expected to put under-strength and relegated Pompey to the sword at Wembley, but Frederic Piquionne's 99th minute opener and Kevin-Prince Boateng's penalty secured a remarkable win.
High-flying Spurs started the game on the front foot, although Pompey always posed a danger to Harry Redknapp's side on the counter-attack.
French striker Piquionne was looking lively for the south coast side, however, his shots were often easily gathered by Spurs keeper Heurelho Gomes.
Tom Huddlestone was pulling the strings for Spurs and his cross was met by Peter Crouch before his long-range toe-poke was acrobatically tipped over by David James.
Spurs continued to dictate the pace in the second half although their inability to find the back of the net saw Roman Pavlyuchenko replace Jermain Defoe with an hour played.
The remainder of the second half chances feel to Crouch, but more often than not either James or the impressive Aaron Mokoena and Ricardo Rocha came to the rescue for Avram Grant's side.
The unthinkable happened in the 99th minute when Piquionne was Johnny on the spot to stab home from close range after Dawson slipped following Marc Wilson's free-kick.
Grant's charges could and should have netted a crucial second although John Utaka's through-ball was hopeless for Aruna Dindane in a two-on-one counter-attack.
With Spurs continuing to press the game was finally up when Boateng converted from the penalty spot despite Wilson Palacios appearing to make contact with the ball before bringing down Dindane in the penalty area.
source: skysports