Somehow, this bunch of "no-hopers", a group of journeymen, rejects and loanees had managed to beat the much fancied Tottenham side assembled by Harry "Judas" Redknapp.
I simply cannot credit our men enough for the performance they conjured up out of nowhere yesterday. Let's remember that this team is bottom of the league and contained players who weren't fully fit or were out of position.
Yet Aaron Mokoena confounded the boo boys with one of the best performances of his career, making some goal-saving, last-ditch challenges. Hayden Mullins, another maligned Pompey player, played with a broken hand and yet looked comfortable at left back.
Ricardo Rocha, a man who had a nightmare at White Hart Lane, was an absolute colossus in the heart of Pompey's defence which was marshalled by a goalkeeper who, a mistake or two aside, prevented Pompey from conceding with some outstanding blocks and instinctive saves.
But as much as I want to praise individuals and the backline in particular, this will go down as one of the most spirited, gutsy and determined team performances in FA Cup Semi-Final history.
Played in a stadium filled with over hopeful 30,000 Pompey fans, the first twenty minutes of the match was all about soaking up the Tottenham pressure as they dominated possession early on.
As someone who has seen us concede so many silly goals from long balls into the box, I sat a nervous figure in the top tier at Wembley as Bale and Bentley continued to whip in dangerous crosses.
Even when they were dealt with, I kept thinking to myself that it was only a matter of time before Spurs would make one of their set-pieces and numerous corners count, but the Pompey defence held firm, even in desperation at times. I thought we might end up caving in before long.
But the men in blue battled their way into the game and even managed to create the best chance of the half when Yebda sent Piquionne through with a defence-splitting pass but the Frenchman could only strike Gomes with his shot and the chance was gone.
Harry's men had a good chance of their own as James showed great reflexes to tip over Huddlestone's volley that was destined for the top corner. That save, followed by some more dogged Pompey defending meant that it was goalless at half-time.
It was during the break that I thought to myself that Avram had got his tactics spot on and even if we were to lose, it would not be the thrashing that so many pundits, Tottenham supporters and even a fair few Pompey fans had predicted.
Pompey began the second half with confidence and took the game to Tottenham. Piquionne wasted another goood chance when Dindane did well down the right and picked him out with a cross only for Freddie to nod the ball straight into Gomes' arms.
The first massive cheer of the day from the Pompey fans came almost on the hour mark as the lacklustre Jermain Defoe trudged off and was replaced by the taller Roman Pavlyuchenko. It seemed like Redknapp was trying to get his team to play more direct to try and break us down.
Pompey, and David James in particular were given a huge let off after the England 'keeper completely missed a corner kick and Crouch put his free header wide.
The game opened up at that point, which certainly wasn't doing my nerves any good! Pompey looked dangerous on the counter but Tottenham also came forward more often when Niko Kranjcar was brought on to more Pompey boos.
At the death, there were many hearts in the mouths of Pompey fans as Crouch looked nailed on to score from Bale's cross deep into stoppage time, but Jamo somehow got his feet to the ball and you could sense the relief in the blue half of Wembley.
As the whistle blew for full-time, the tension was upped a notch as the players huddled together and prepared for the next 30 minutes of this gruelling encounter.
Much had been made of the Wembley surface prior to the game and it made its mark in normal time as both Dindane and Huddlestone were harshly booked by Alan Wiley for slipping up and fouling the opposition. However, the pitch well and truly played its part for Pompey's opener.
A hopeful free kick was punted into the box and should have easily been dealt with by Michael Dawson but the Tottenham captain slipped, allowing Piquionne to tap Pompey into the lead and send 33,000 fans decked in blue into unbelieveable raptures!
Those celebrations turned to silence and then immediately returned again as Pompey received another piece of good fortune. Crouch thought he had equalised near enough straight after Pompey took the lead but the goal was ruled out for a supposed "foul" by Kranjcar.
David James' facial expression told you all you needed to know. It was the softest of decisions and the goal should have stood. It didn't, and I started to believe that it was our destiny to gain revenge on Redknapp and the men who walked out on us to join him.
The Pompey 'keeper had one more save to make as he denied Corluka from close range and then he instigated the counter-attack that would ultimately finish Tottenham off.
Having had a counter-attack break down earlier when it looked easier to score, Aruna Dindane decided to go it alone when he was given the ball and he surged purposefully into the box only to be brought down by Palacios.
It looked a definite penalty from where I was sitting but on closer inspection it may have been a bit harsh on the Honduran. Not that any of the fans in blue cared as they waited with baited breath for former Tottenham man Kevin-Prince Boateng to step up to the plate.
I wasn't sure he would score given his costly miss from the spot against Stoke way back in the season but he blasted the ball into the corner of the net and out of Gomes' reach to send the fans behind the goal into absolute delerium as the fans situated at the other end of Wembley streamed out in disbelief.
Speaking of disbelief, for those of you with the luxury of having the match recorded, freeze frame the shot of Redknapp's face as the penalty is scored. "Gutted" does not begin to describe how he must have been feeling...
What followed that glorious spot kick was a poor Gareth Bale free kick that was ridiculed by the joyous Pompey fans and a shot from Utaka that Gomes had to save to stop the scoreline becoming embarrassing.
Alan Wiley blew the final whistle to cue scenes of euphoria amongst all Pompey fans. Strangers were hugging each other with tears in their eyes, other fans were looking onward at Avram Grant and the players in complete disbelief.
All the emotion poured out as all we have had to suffer during such a torrid and testing season on and off the pitch has culminated with an achievement that will live long in the memory of every Pompey fan who went to Wembley yesterday.
The ghost of Redknapp has been vanquished and sweet vengeance has been served. Some may say it was poetic justice given all of the sub-plots behind this remarkable story.
The bigger picture is that Portsmouth Football Club, despite all the adversity, are in the FA Cup Final and will play Chelsea, the club that dumped Avram after losing the Champions League Final just days after Sol and co. lifted the FA Cup for Pompey.
I agree with those who say that this achievement surpasses the FA Cup win of 2008. We were given no hope against an expensively assembled Tottenham team, whilst two years ago we scraped a 1-0 win with a vastly superior team to Cardiff.
And whilst the FA Cup triumph of 2008 was what arguably set us on the road to ruin, getting to the final this year may just set us on the road to recovery if it inspires someone to take over this special club.
Andrew Andronikou has stated today that one interested buyer has already stepped up their interest since Pompey's win, and he also is going to try and get Pompey into Europe next season by appealing to be able to apply for a UEFA licence.
But for now, we should bask in the glory of what is one of the most memorable days in this football club's long history.
I leave with just one question to ask the Pompey fans with regards to Saturday, May 15th...
Do you believe in fairytale endings?
Pompey Player Ratings
David James: 8 - One error that should have been punished but outstanding otherwise.
Steve Finnan: 7 - Solid although Bale got some joy with him.
Ricardo Rocha: 9 - A colossus, won virtually everything.
Aaron Mokoena: 9 - Played us into trouble once but made so many excellent tackles and blocks it is difficult to fault him.
Hayden Mullins: 8 - Did a great job at left back, got plenty of blocks in.
Marc Wilson: 8 - Surprise return was welcomed, as he impressed on the big stage.
Michael Brown: 8 - Squeezed much of the creativity out of the Spurs midfield.
Hassan Yebda: 7 - Tireless effort.
Kevin-Prince Boateng: 8 - Will have won back some of his critics after this performance and penalty.
Aruna Dindane: 7 - Ran the channels well and caused problems.
Frederic Piquionne: 8 - Was always a handful for Dawson and Bassong and never let missed chances get to him.
Substitutes
Jamie Ashdown
Papa Bouba Diop (Piquionne 113): N/A - Change to hold onto the one goal lead at the time.
Richard Hughes (Mullins 119): N/A - Time eating sub.
Angelos Basinas
Tommy Smith
John Utaka (Yebda 88): 6 - Made some good runs.
Kanu