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Spurs celebrate after winning Carling Cup 08
The 2008 Carling Cup Final was a football match played on 24 February 2008.[1] It was the first League Cup Final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, and the first to be played in England since the old Wembley was demolished in 2000. The defending champions were Chelsea, who beat Arsenal in the 2007 Final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.[2] The final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Arsenal 6–2 on aggregate in the semi-final,[3] and Chelsea, who beat Everton 3–1 on aggregate.[4] Tottenham Hotspur defeated Chelsea 2-1, after extra time, winning their first trophy for 9 years.
Chelsea took the lead in the 37th minute through a Didier Drogba free kick. A Wayne Bridge handball gave Tottenham a 68th-minute penalty, and Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov converted from the spot. Three minutes into extra time, Jonathan Woodgate headed a Jermaine Jenas free kick onto Petr Cech, who in turn pushed it straight back onto Woodgate's head to score the winning goal.
[edit] Match details
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shootout if scores still level.
- Five named substitutes
- Maximum of 3 substitutions.
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- Didier Drogba's goal made him the all-time leading scorer in League Cup Finals with four. He also became the first player to score in three League Cup finals and the first to score in three consecutive English domestic cup finals.
[edit] Road to Wembley
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Chelsea
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Tottenham Hotspur
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