1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match on 10 May 1995 contested between cup holders Arsenal of England and Zaragoza of Spain. The final was held at Parc des Princes in Paris. It was the final match of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 35th UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, and the first since the tournament changed name from the European Cup Winners' Cup. Zaragoza won the match 2–1 after extra time, preventing Arsenal from retaining the trophy that they had won in 1994.

1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Arsenal Zaragoza
England Spain
1 2
After extra time
Date10 May 1995
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
RefereePiero Ceccarini (Italy)
Attendance42,424[1]

The first half was goalless. In the second half, Zaragoza's Juan Esnáider opened the scoring, before John Hartson scored Arsenal's equaliser. The game went into extra time and looked to be heading to a penalty shoot-out. However, with seconds remaining, former Tottenham midfielder, Nayim, scored a last-minute goal with a 40-yard lob over Arsenal goalkeeper, David Seaman, securing the win for Zaragoza.[2]

Route to the final
Further information: 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
England Arsenal Spain Zaragoza
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Cyprus Omonia 6–1 3–1 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Romania Gloria Bistrița 5–2 1–2 (A) 4–0 (H)
Denmark Brøndby IF 4–3 2–1 (A) 2–2 (H) Second round Slovakia Tatran Prešov 6–1 4–0 (A) 2–1 (H)
France Auxerre 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals Netherlands Feyenoord 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Italy Sampdoria 5–5 (3–2 p) 3–2 (H) 2–3 (a.e.t.) (A) Semi-finals England Chelsea 4–3 3–0 (H) 1–3 (A)

Match

Details
Arsenal England1–2 (a.e.t.)Spain Real Zaragoza
Hartson 75' Report Esnáider 67'
Nayim 119'
Attendance: 42,424[1]
Arsenal
Real Zaragoza
GK1England David Seaman
RB2England Lee Dixon
LB3England Nigel Winterburndownward-facing red arrow 47'
LM4Sweden Stefan Schwarz
CB5England Andy Linighan
CB6England Tony Adams (c)
CM7England Martin Keowndownward-facing red arrow 46'
RF8England Ian Wright
CF9Wales John HartsonYellow card 2'
LF10England Paul MersonYellow card 32'
RM11England Ray Parlour
Substitutes:
DF12Northern Ireland Steve Morrowupward-facing green arrow 47'
MF13England David Hillierupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF14Republic of Ireland Eddie McGoldrick
FW15England Chris Kiwomya
GK16England Vince Bartram
Manager:
Scotland Stewart Houston
GK1Spain Andoni Cedrún
RB2Spain Alberto BelsuéYellow card 66'
LB3Spain Jesús Solana
CB4Argentina Fernando Cáceres
LM5Spain NayimYellow card 105'
CB6Spain Xavi Aguado
AM7Spain Miguel Pardeza (c)
CM8Spain Santiago AragónYellow card 85'
CF9Argentina Juan Esnáider
AM10Spain Francisco HigueraYellow card 6'downward-facing red arrow 68'
RM11Uruguay Gustavo Poyet
Substitutes:
DF12Spain Óscar
GK13Spain José Belman
MF14Spain Jesús García Sanjuánupward-facing green arrow 68'downward-facing red arrow 114'
MF15Spain Geliupward-facing green arrow 114'
FW16Spain José Luis Loreto
Manager:
Spain Víctor Fernández

Assistant referees:
Maurizio Padovan (Italy)
Enrico Preziosi (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of two substitutions

Statistics

See also

References
  1. "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: All-time finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. "Golden goal: Nayim for Zaragoza v Arsenal (1995)". The Guardian. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.