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2006 FA Cup Final
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Event	2005–06 FA Cup
	Liverpool won 3–1 on penalties
Date	13 May 2006
Venue	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance	71,140
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The 2006 FA Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the FA Cup 2005-06. It took place on Saturday, 13 May 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the last FA Cup Final to be held there, as the new Wembley Stadium finished completion, and saw the 2001 cup winners Liverpool beat London club West Ham United after a penalty shoot-out.^[1] West Ham were ahead 2-0 and then 3-2 but Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored a goal in the last minute from over 30-yards to take the game to extra-time and they eventually triumphed on penalties. It is considered by most who watched to be one of the greatest Cup Finals in the history of the tournament.

Liverpool had won the FA Cup on six previous occasions (1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992 and 2001) - four of those coming since West Ham last won the trophy. As well as 1980, West Ham also won the Cup in 1964 and 1975. "The Hammers" took part in the first FA Cup final to be played at the newly-built Wembley Stadium in 1923. Coincidentally, Liverpool played in the first FA Cup final in Cardiff, which was in 2001. The newly-rebuilt Wembley Stadium was expected to be ready for this final, but delays in building meant that the final would take place in Cardiff, as it had done since Wembley's closure.

In the Premier League in 2005-06, Liverpool finished third and West Ham came ninth. Liverpool won both league meetings; 2–0 at home on 29 October 2005 and 2–1 away on 26 April 2006.

It was Liverpool's seventh FA Cup triumph to date, placing them joint fourth on the list of the most successful sides in the competition with Aston Villa. It was their first domestic trophy under the management of Rafael Benítez, who had been appointed two years earlier and won the European Cup in his first season at the helm.

It was West Ham United's first appearance in the final for 26 years, since they won the trophy in 1980, and their fifth appearance so far.

Changes

The game was originally planned to be played on 20 May. However, England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson wanted a four-week break before the 2006 FIFA World Cup so that if any England players were involved (Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Peter Crouch all later made his squad) could get a decent rest before the tournament.^[2]

Staffordshire referee Alan Wiley officiated the match. Mike Dean from the Wirral had originally been appointed, but questions as to his impartiality were raised due to his residential proximity to Liverpool.

Ticketing problems

In the week before the Final, there was a major crisis when a block of 1,600 tickets in the Liverpool supporters' seating area was stolen in the postal system.^[3] The stadium authorities refused to reissue the tickets on crowd safety grounds, and threatened to eject anyone found sitting in the block from the stadium and possibly prosecute them for receiving stolen goods.^[4] Liverpool F.C. arranged for most of the affected fans to receive tickets from an allocation that had been held back for a lottery among their supporters. The day after the final, South Wales Police seized 100 stolen tickets. Three people were also arrested after 15 forged tickets were also found ahead of the match.^[5]

Match

Summary

Before the match, uncertainties existed over the both teams' lineups - injuries had prevented West Ham striker Dean Ashton from playing for 12 days and Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso limped out of the club's final league match of the season. Both started, but there was no place for Hayden Mullins or Luis García, who were both sent off in the 26 April league match between the two clubs, and were suspended.

West Ham took an early lead without having a shot on goal. Alonso gave away possession to Ashton, who passed to Lionel Scaloni, who had space on the right wing. His low, driven cross was clumsily dealt with by Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who bundled the ball past his keeper José Reina. 21 mins: Liverpool 0–1 West Ham.

Following some skilful dribbling, West Ham's Matthew Etherington unleashed a shot which Reina failed to hold properly. Dean Ashton raced in to tuck the loose ball beneath Reina's body, the ball trickled over the line. Two shots, two goals for West Ham. 28 mins: Liverpool 0–2 West Ham.

From a free kick taken on the wide right by Steven Gerrard, Liverpool's Peter Crouch had a close decision for offside go against him, and saw his scoring effort disallowed. A minute later, Liverpool captain Gerrard delivered a similar ball to Djibril Cissé who volleyed the ball past Shaka Hislop in the West Ham goal. 32 mins: Liverpool 1–2 West Ham. Curiously, this was only the second time Liverpool had scored in the first half of an FA Cup Final, after John Aldridge's goal against Everton in 1989.

Shortly after half-time, with the score at 2–1, Harry Kewell limped out of the game, just as he had in Liverpool's Champions League Final of 2005. Fernando Morientes replaced him.

Within ten minutes of the restart, Liverpool equalised through Gerrard. Crouch's knock-down is volleyed in by Gerrard from inside the penalty area. 54 mins: Liverpool 2–2 West Ham.

On 67 minutes, a frustrated Alonso was replaced by Jan Kromkamp.

In the middle of an attacking move, Paul Konchesky swung in a cross which none of his team mates could reach. It sailed over Reina into the Liverpool net to effect a stunning fluke. 64 mins: Liverpool 2–3 West Ham.

Despite trailing, Liverpool boss Rafael Benítez brought on midfielder Dietmar Hamann for striker Peter Crouch. West Ham, over the following 15 minutes, made their three permitted substitutions; Bobby Zamora on for Ashton, Christian Dailly on for Carl Fletcher, and Sheringham on for Etherington.

Wasting chances from Morientes and Gerrard, who was now suffering with cramp, Liverpool battled in vain until injury time, when Djibril Cissé pulled up with cramp. West Ham put the ball out to allow Cissé to be treated, Liverpool's throw-in returned the ball to West Ham deep in their defensive end, and the ball was punted back into the midfield. After an unsuccessful ball into the penalty area, the ball found its way to Steven Gerrard. His spectacular first-time 37-yard strike flew past a bewildered Shaka Hislop and nestled in the bottom corner of the net.

90 mins: Liverpool 3–3 West Ham.

Extra-time passed without much incident, except for a succession of injuries, due to fatigue or cramp. Both sides were affected, notably West Ham's Marlon Harewood. With West Ham unable to substitute him, he required extensive treatment for a foot injury, and ended up hobbling around the pitch for the final minutes of extra-time.

The final dramatic twist came from a West Ham free kick in the final moments of extra-time. Flicked on by captain Nigel Reo-Coker, the ball looked destined to sneak in, but Reina dived to his left & clawed the ball onto the far post. Sami Hyypiä tried but failed to clear the ball from the Liverpool goal, and the ball fell to Harewood. Unfortunately for him, his close range volley taken with his injured left foot spun wide.

Just as they did in their famous Champions League victory in Istanbul in 2005, Liverpool took the match to penalties after a 3–3 draw with Steven Gerrard striking another one in to have a dream final. Reina, who had been at fault for two of the West Ham goals, saved three penalties, his final save from Anton Ferdinand clinching the FA Cup for Liverpool for a seventh time.

Match details

2006-05-13

15:00 BST

Liverpool	3 – 3 (a.e.t.)	West Ham United
Cissé 32' Gerrard 54', 90+1'	(Report)	Carragher 21' (o.g.) Ashton 28' Konchesky 63'
Penalties
Hamann Hyypiä Gerrard Riise	3 – 1	Zamora Sheringham Konchesky Ferdinand

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 71,140

Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)

Liverpool

West Ham United


LIVERPOOL :
GK	25	José Manuel Reina
RB	3	Steve Finnan
CB	23	Jamie Carragher	62'
CB	4	Sami Hyypiä
LB	6	John Arne Riise
RM	8	Steven Gerrard (c)
CM	14	Xabi Alonso		67'
CM	22	Mohamed Sissoko
LM	7	Harry Kewell		48'
CF	9	Djibril Cissé
CF	15	Peter Crouch		71'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Jerzy Dudek
DF	2	Jan Kromkamp		67'
DF	21	Djimi Traoré
MF	16	Dietmar Hamann	118'	71'
FW	19	Fernando Morientes		48'
Manager:
Rafael Benítez


WEST HAM UNITED:
GK	34	Shaka Hislop
RB	2	Lionel Scaloni
CB	5	Anton Ferdinand
CB	4	Danny Gabbidon
LB	3	Paul Konchesky
RM	15	Yossi Benayoun
CM	6	Carl Fletcher		77'
CM	20	Nigel Reo-Coker (c)
LM	11	Matthew Etherington		85'
CF	9	Dean Ashton	59'	71'
CF	10	Marlon Harewood
Substitutes:
GK	23	Jimmy Walker
DF	7	Christian Dailly		77'
DF	19	James Collins
FW	8	Teddy Sheringham		85'
FW	25	Bobby Zamora		71'
Manager:
Alan Pardew

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant referees:
- Ceri Richards (Carmarthenshire)
- Darren Cann (Norfolk)
Fourth official: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Road to Cardiff

Liverpool			West Ham United
Luton Town [C] A 5–3	Gerrard 16 Sinama Pongolle 62, 74 Alonso 69, 90	Round Three	Norwich City [C] A 2–1	Mullins 6 Zamora 57
Portsmouth [P] A 2–1	Gerrard 37 (p) Riise 41	Round Four	Blackburn Rovers [P] H 4–2	Sheringham 33 (p) Etherington 37 Khizanishvili 59 (og) Zamora 73
Manchester United [P] H 1–0	Crouch 19	Round Five	Bolton Wanderers [P] A 0–0	-
Manchester United [P] H 1–0	Crouch 19	Replay	Bolton Wanderers [P] H 2–1 aet	Jääskeläinen 10 (og) Harewood 96
Birmingham City [P] A 7–0	Hyypiä 1 Crouch 5, 38 Morientes 59 Riise 70 Tebily 77 (og) Cissé 89	Round Six	Manchester City [P] A 2–1	Ashton 41, 69
Chelsea [P] Old Trafford, Manchester 2–1	Riise 21 Luis García 53	Semi-finals	Middlesbrough [P] Villa Park, Birmingham 1–0	Harewood 78

Both clubs received a bye to round three.
In square brackets is a letter that represents the opposition's division
- [C] = Championship
- [P] = Premier League

References

^ Stevenson, Jonathan (2006-05-13). "Final recalls Cup's magic days". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
^ "FA brings 2006 Cup final forward". BBC Sport. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
^ "Warning after FA Cup ticket theft". BBC News. 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
^ "Stolen Cup tickets 'not replaced'". BBC News. 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
^ "100 stolen FA Cup tickets seized". BBC News. 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2008-03-24.

External links

[1] Stevenson, Jonathan (2006-05-13). "Final recalls Cup's magic days". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-05-25.

[2] "FA brings 2006 Cup final forward". BBC Sport. 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-24.

[3] "Warning after FA Cup ticket theft". BBC News. 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2008-03-24.

[4] "Stolen Cup tickets 'not replaced'". BBC News. 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2008-03-25.

[5] "100 stolen FA Cup tickets seized". BBC News. 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2008-03-24.

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-The '''2006 FA Cup Final'''<ref>{{cite news | last = Maddock| first = David| date = 2006-05-15| title = Cramp to Champ| publisher = ''[[Daily Mirror]]''| url = http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17078682%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=cramp%2dto%2dchamp-name_page.html| accessdate = 2008-03-24}}</ref> was the final and deciding match of the [[FA Cup 2005-06]]. It took place on Saturday, 13 May 2006 at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]], the last FA Cup Final to be held there, as the new [[Wembley Stadium]] finished completion, and saw the [[2001 FA Cup Final|2001 cup]] winners [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] beat [[London]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] after a penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{cite news |title=Final recalls Cup's magic days |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4769009.stm |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=2007-05-25 | date=2006-05-13|first=Jonathan|last=Stevenson}}</ref> West Ham were ahead 2-0 and then 3-2 but Liverpool captain [[Steven Gerrard]] scored a goal in the last minute from over 30-yards to take the game to extra-time and they eventually triumphed on penalties. It is considered by most who watched to be one of the greatest Cup Finals in the history of the tournament.
+The '''2006 FA Cup Final''' was the final and deciding match of the [[FA Cup 2005-06]]. It took place on Saturday, 13 May 2006 at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]], the last FA Cup Final to be held there, as the new [[Wembley Stadium]] finished completion, and saw the [[2001 FA Cup Final|2001 cup]] winners [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] beat [[London]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] after a penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{cite news |title=Final recalls Cup's magic days |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4769009.stm |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=2007-05-25 | date=2006-05-13|first=Jonathan|last=Stevenson}}</ref> West Ham were ahead 2-0 and then 3-2 but Liverpool captain [[Steven Gerrard]] scored a goal in the last minute from over 30-yards to take the game to extra-time and they eventually triumphed on penalties. It is considered by most who watched to be one of the greatest Cup Finals in the history of the tournament.
 Liverpool had won the [[FA Cup]] on six previous occasions (1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992 and 2001) - four of those coming since West Ham last won the trophy. As well as 1980, West Ham also won the Cup in 1964 and 1975. "The Hammers" took part in the first FA Cup final to be played at the newly-built [[Wembley Stadium]] in 1923. Coincidentally, Liverpool played in the first FA Cup final in [[Cardiff]], which was in 2001. The newly-rebuilt Wembley Stadium was expected to be ready for this final, but delays in building meant that the final would take place in [[Cardiff]], as it had done since Wembley's closure.

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