text: Portsmouth 1, Cardiff City 0 - Teesside Live
  Portsmouth 1, Cardiff City 0
  KANU struck eight minutes before half-time to give Portsmouth a slender lead over Cardiff in today's FA Cup final at Wembley.
  00:29, 17 MAY 2008
  He took advantage of an error from Bluebirds goalkeeper Peter Enckelman to move Pompey within 45 minutes of a first Cup success in 69 years.
  The Nigerian should have already been on the scoresheet after hitting the outside of the post from an acute angle with the goal gaping.
  But City created chances of their own, with David James doing superbly to deny Paul Parry and Roger Johnson heading narrowly over.
  There was no place for Robbie Fowler on the Cardiff bench today.
  Fowler, a winner of the competition with Liverpool in 2001, was left out of the 16-man squad as Dave Jones named the same side which defeated Barnsley a fortnight ago, while 17-year-old prodigy Aaron Ramsey was named among the Bluebirds' substitutes.
  David James, Sol Campbell and Sulley Muntari all returned to Pompey's starting line-up, with boss Harry Redknapp opting to play Kanu alone up front.
  Either way, one of these sides were going to taste success for a second time, the Barclays Premier League side's last victory came in 1939, while City - the only team to have ever taken the trophy out of England, won the competition 12 years earlier.
  It was Portsmouth who had the game's first opportunity, Muntari's deflected 30-yard free kick forcing Peter Enckelman down to his right within the opening minute.
  Immediately the Bluebirds broke down the other end when Paul Parry was sent clear, but James was quickly off his line to avert the danger.
  Redknapp's side threatened again in the ninth minute when Glen Johnson charged down the right and stood up a ball to the back post, but it was dealt with
  However, it was the Coca-Cola Championship side who created the game's first clear-cut opportunity.
  Semi-final hero Joe Ledley slid in Parry, who managed to get goal-side of Campbell, but the former Hereford striker's effort was blocked superbly by James.
  Pompey could count themselves fortunate again moments later when Kevin McNaughton's goalbound shot from the edge of the area took a massive deflection and trickled past the post with James rooted to the spot.
  Roger Johnson came to City's rescue down the other end, hacking away Kanu's shot after Enckelman had struggled to deal with a Pompey set piece.
  The Nigerian striker had an even better chance shortly afterwards, but his usually reliably predatory instincts deserted him at the vital moment.
  It was vintage stuff from Kanu as he spun marker Glenn Loovens with ease and rounded Enckelman.
  Despite being left with a tight angle he should have found the empty net with relative ease, but instead he fired against the outside of the left post, leaving Redknapp with his head in his hands on the sidelines.
  Twice Cardiff were handed free kicks from a dangerous position on the left edge of the area, first Peter Whittingham squaring to Parry only for his effort to be blocked and then a header from Roger Johnson flying narrowly over the crossbar.
  Pompey full-back Johnson was having some joy down the right flank and another teasing cross was beaten away by Enckelman in the 34th minute.
  And it was from that very same wing that Redknapp's side created the opening goal three minutes later.
  Enckelman could not keep hold of John Utaka's cross and KANU, who scored the winner in their semi-final victory over West Brom, stole in ahead of Johnson to tap home.
  City almost equalised moments later when Parry broke free down the left and found McNaughton unmarked at the back post, but the Scotland international could not find the target.
  The first caution of the game was given to Hermann Hreidarsson for dissent as the half-time whistle approached. Loovens even had the ball in the back of the net in stoppage time, but the effort was disallowed for the Dutchman's use of the arm after James had flapped at a ball.
  Half-time: Portsmouth 1, Cardiff 0.
  The Bluebirds, bidding to become the first team outside of the top flight to lift the trophy since West Ham in 1980, should have had a corner in the 51st minute.
  Centre-back Johnson connected with Ledley's whipped free kick to the back post, but the ball hit Campbell before going out of play, only for referee Mike Dean to point for a goal kick.
  However, Pompey were soon on the receiving end of a contentious decision on their own.
  Lassana Diarra charged clear down the right and pulled the ball back to Kanu. Pompey claimed Loovens used his hand to block the former Arsenal striker's shot, but their claims were waved away.
  Portsmouth looked comfortable containing City, who were struggling for ideas, so it was no surprise to see Jones make a change with half an hour remaining.
  Whittingham was sacrificed for teenage prodigy Ramsey, but the youngster failed to make an initial impact against the south coast club's solid rearguard action.
  Further changes followed, Redknapp replacing Utaka with David Nugent before Steve Thompson was given a chance to be the hero with 20 minutes remaining, coming on for the ineffective Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
  Goalscorer Kanu was replaced by Milan Baros with four minutes to go.
  The national anthems ahead of the FA Cup final at Wembley were marred by Portsmouth and Cardiff fans jeering.
  Some Pompey fans whistled and booed when Katherine Jenkins sang 'Land Of My Fathers' for the Welsh, then supporters for the Coca-Cola Championship side did the same when Lesley Garrett performed 'God Save The Queen'.
  Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp called for respect between the two fans ahead of the showpiece. That included returning to the tradition of supporters staying for the trophy presentation whether they had won or lost. The anthems were also highlighted as a potential problem before the match.