1999 Football League Cup final

The 1999 Football League Cup Final was played between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, at Wembley on Sunday, 21 March 1999.

1999 Football League Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1998–99 Football League Cup
Leicester City Tottenham Hotspur
0 1
Date21 March 1999
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchAllan Nielsen (Tottenham Hotspur)[1]
RefereeTerry Heilbron (County Durham)
Attendance77,892
WeatherRain

Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen after a cross from the right from Steffen Iversen had been blocked by goalkeeper Kasey Keller.[2] Justin Edinburgh became the last player to be sent off at the old Wembley, after angrily waving his arm towards Robbie Savage following a particularly tough Savage challenge. In the last few minutes of the game, Ramon Vega made a last-ditch sliding tackle to deny Emile Heskey a goal for Leicester, after Ian Walker rushed off his line, and Allan Nielsen scored a diving header.[3][4]

Road to Wembley

Leicester City

Round 2, 1st leg: Leicester City 3–0 Chesterfield

Round 2, 2nd leg: Chesterfield 1–3 Leicester City

Round 3: Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City

Round 4: Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United

Quarter-final: Leicester City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers

Semi-final, 1st leg: Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–1 Sunderland

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 2, 1st leg: Brentford 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Round 2, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Brentford

Round 3: Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Round 4: Liverpool 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester United

Semi-final, 1st leg: Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Wimbledon

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur

Match

Details
Leicester City0–1Tottenham Hotspur
Report Nielsen 90'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,892
Referee: Terry Heilbron (County Durham)
Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur
GK1United States Kasey Keller
CB18Scotland Matt ElliottYellow card
CB5England Steve Walsh (c)
CB4Northern Ireland Gerry Taggart
RWB19England Robert Ullathorne
LWB11England Steve Guppy
CM7Northern Ireland Neil Lennon
CM6Turkey Muzzy Izzet
CM14Wales Robbie SavageYellow carddownward-facing red arrow 90'
CF27England Tony Cottee
CF9England Emile Heskeydownward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutes:
GK22France Pegguy Arphexad
DF15Sweden Pontus Kåmark
MF16Scotland Stuart Campbell
MF37Greece Theodoros Zagorakisupward-facing green arrow 90'
FW20England Ian Marshallupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
GK1England Ian Walker
RB2Republic of Ireland Stephen Carr
CB23England Sol Campbell (c)
CB15Switzerland Ramon VegaYellow card
LB12England Justin EdinburghRed card 63'
RM9England Darren Anderton
CM4Germany Steffen Freund
CM6Denmark Allan Nielsen
LM14France David Ginoladownward-facing red arrow 90'
CF10England Les Ferdinand
CF18Norway Steffen Iversen
Substitutes:
GK13Norway Espen Baardsen
DF32England Luke Young
MF20Portugal José Dominguez
MF22England Andy Sintonupward-facing green arrow 90'
FW11England Chris Armstrong
Manager:
Scotland George Graham

References
  1. "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". tottenham-spur.blogspot. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". hotspurhq.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". Spursodyssey. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. "1999 League Cup Final". lcfc.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.


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