Middlesbrough vs Arsenal, 2nd Leg Middlesbrough win 3-1 on aggregate

Premier League
Boro
MID
2-1
Final
2nd Leg - Middlesbrough win 3-1 on aggregate
The Riverside Stadium
TV: Fubo

Who won: Boro 2-1

Middlesbrough beat Arsenal 2-1 in 2nd Leg Middlesbrough win 3-1 on aggregate on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at The Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Boudewijn Zenden (69') and José Antonio Reyes (own goal) (85'). Goals for Arsenal: Edu (77').

Play by play

  1. 90'

    The second goal has now officially gone down as an own goal by Reyes - certainly not the way he would have envisiged hitting the back of the net for the first time in an Arsenal shirt!

  2. 90'

    Southgate stirs up the crowd with a fist in the air, it's a real party atmosphere. Bolton v Boro, February 29 and, of course, you'll be able to follow the game live here on Soccernet.

  3. 90'

    This wasn't the real Arsenal tonight, full of a lot of youth, but Boro won't be bothered about that

  4. 90'

    The impressive Zenden made the vital breakthrough for Boro, and although Edu pulled one back it was just too much for the ten men of Arsenal to pull off

  5. 90'

    Zenden wins the corner for Boro. Juninho walks over to take it - but there's no time! Boro reach the Carling Cup final!

  6. 90'

    The party has already started at the Riverside, the fans in fine voice

  7. 90'

    Zenden is played clean through and has the chance to wrap things up, but Stack comes out and makes a good save

  8. 90'

    Boro are playing it around now to the 'oles' of the home crowd. Cardiff beckons

  9. 90'

    Vieira almost puts Owusu-Abeyie, but the youngster's control lets him down

  10. 90'

    Three minutes to be added on

  11. 90'

    Edu tries a shot from distance, and it's just wide

  12. 89'

    Zenden again looks menacing on the ball, and gets into the box, firing it across the six yard box. Job meets it at the back stick but can only hit the side netting

  13. 88'

    Doriva's powerful drive from the edge of the D crashes into a defender

  14. 87'

    It appears that Reyes' challenge just nicked the ball into the perfect position for the swing of Parnaby's boot - one of the strangest 'assists' you'll ever seen. It may even be an own-goal! Surely, game over now. That was Parnaby's first ever goal for Boro (or was it?) - and what an important time to get it

  15. 86'

    GOAL!!!!!

  16. 86'

    Queudrue finds Parnaby just inside the box, he stays on his feet despite the challenge from Cole and finds space for the shot...

  17. 86'

    Mills is caught very late by Owusu-Abeyie, surprisingly there's no card

  18. 85'

    Zenden on the left again, looking for Job in the centre - Cygan puts it behind and the corner is wasted

  19. 84'

    Now Zenden comes through on the left, crosses across the face of goal but both Juninho and Job miss it

  20. 83'

    Medieta tries a shot on the turn after taking it past Cole, saved with ease by Stack

  21. 83'

    Job is brought down by Edu in mid-field

  22. 82'

    Arsenal make their second substitution - Quincy Owusu-Abeyie comes on for Gael Clichy

  23. 81'

    Juninho is sent through the centre, Cole makes the vital interception to thwart the Brazilian's hopes of a clear run on goal

  24. 80'

    Vieira is felled five yards outside the box. Bentley opts to square it for Parlour, but his rushed shot is deflected harmlessly to Schwarzer

  25. 79'

    That goal was entirely down to the determination of Vieira, could he go on to inspire the victory?