Liverpool vs Chelsea
Who won: Chelsea 3-2
Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-2 after extra time on Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Principality Stadium. Goals for Liverpool: John Arne Riise (1') and Antonio Nunez (113'). Goals for Chelsea: Steven Gerrard (own goal) (79'), Didier Drogba (107') and Mateja Kezman (112').
Play by play
- 122'
Is this the first of many trophies for Jose and Chelsea? Stevie Gerrard looks inconsolable; will he be a Blue next season?
- 122'
He must have changed his mind, as he strolls out to congtratulate his team. He still looks very cool and calm.
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Mourinho watched the last forty minutes of the match in a television room after being sent off for allegedly 'inciting the crowd'. He has told reporters he will not go back out on to the pitch to celebrate.
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The Chelsea players celebrate loud and long. They are deserved winners after dominating the game. Abramovic looks mildly pleased in the executive area.
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FULL TIME: There is is: Mourinho's first trophy in England. Reports from the ground suggest that he will shun the chance to collect the trophy after being sent off after the Chelsea equaliser.
- 121'
Great cross from Biscan is met by Biscan, who heads straight at Cech from a tight angle. Liverpool's last chance?
- 120'
There will be two minutes of extra time. Hyypia has decided to go up and play centre forward.
- 119'
Neither side can really get hold of the ball for long enough to create any late chances. It is a very tense finish to the match, very scrappy and nervous.
- 117'
Lampard fires the free-kick high over the Liverpool bar.
- 116'
Carragher is booked for abusing Referee Bennett for a handball decision that went against Liverpool. The free-kick is moved forward 10 yards.
- 115'
Chelsea are doing well to hold on to the ball and run the clock down. Liverpool are desperately chasing the ball in an effort to launch a final assault on the Chelsea goal.
- 114'
Handball from Kezman. Free-kick is taken quickly towards Riise, who wins a throw right in the corner.
- 112'
GOAL! Gerrard fires in a free-kick, Lampard heads high in to the air and Nunez leaps highest amongst a crowd of players to head in to the empty net. Incredible finish to this game.
- 111'
GOAL! Lampard fires in the free-kick, Dudek can't hold the ball and Kezman is the Jonny-on-the-spot to push it home.
- 110'
Drogba wins another free-kick down near the corner flag after battling with Finnan. The big striker is doing an excellent job for his team at the moment.
- 108'
There is a little scuffle in the centre-circle as Hamann flies in to challenge Makalele before the free-kick had been taken.
- 107'
Drogba wins a valuable free-kick after being fouled on the half-way line by Hyypia. Chelsea will be looking to keep as much possession as they can.
- 106'
GOAL! Johnson's long throw is bundled in by Drogba. The £24million man benefits from Hyypia's inability to get a head to Johnson's throw.
- 105'
Hamann fouls Kezman to give Chelsea the chance to send Terry forward. Dudek does well to punch a high ball out for a throw.
- 105'
HALF TIME, EXTRA TIME: Chelsea are applying all the pressure, but Liverpool still look capable of nicking a goal on the break.
- 104'
Kezman finally shows a little class as he cuts inside from the right wing and curls a low left-foot shot towards goal. Dudek saves low to his right.
- 103'
Luis Garcia makes a clever run to take a short ball from a free-kick. He clips a ball in to the box, but Biscan heads over from six yards.
- 102'
Lampard finds Kezman on the edge of the area, and his left-foot shot is horribly scuffed out for a goal kick.
- 101'
There is very limited support for Baros up front. Liverpool are not showing a great deal of ambition, with Hamann, Biscan and Gerrard all sitting in front of the back four.
- 99'
Great ball from Lampard finds Nunez down the right. His deep cross is met on the volley by Garcia but Johnsen blocks the shot.
