There have been better games at Wembley. Come to that, there have been better games at Aldershot. But Joe Ledley's goal was enough take Cardiff to their first FA Cup final since 1927, when the Bluebirds famously became the only team from outside England to win the world's oldest cup competition.
City were lucky. Their lack of ambition would have cost them dearly against more talented teams. Their players waited for the ball to come to them rather than seizing opportunities. Cardiff showed glimpses of the form that defeated Middlesbrough in the quarter finals, but their performance was summed up by their playing for time by the corner flag in the last 10 minutes, when a more confident approach could have brought them a conclusive second goal.
But none of this matters. An impossible dream has come to life, thanks to manager Dave Jones and his team. We pay tribute to them.
My 81 year old father Bob Skinner (above) enjoyed seeing Cardiff win today's semi-final. We don't expect to be lucky enough to get tickets for the final but we'll be cheering City in May's final against Portsmouth.
See my earlier nostalgic post about Cardiff City's great cup run of 1977.
PS: City's success has gained international attention. See the Los Angeles Times report.
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