2006 Football League Cup final

The 2006 Football League Cup Final also known as the 2006 Carling Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was played between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic on 26 February 2006. Manchester United won the match comfortably, by four goals to nil. Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored one goal, and Wayne Rooney scored twice. For the trophy presentation, the Manchester United players wore special shirts reading "For You Smudge", referring to Alan Smith, who had broken his left leg during a recent FA Cup match against Liverpool.[3] Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt picked up a hamstring injury after just 14 minutes, cutting short a dream cup final for the journeyman player, who started his career with the Red Devils.

2006 Football League Cup Final
Event2005–06 Football League Cup
Manchester United Wigan Athletic
4 0
Date26 February 2006
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
Man of the MatchWayne Rooney (Manchester United)[1]
RefereeAlan Wiley (Staffordshire)
Attendance66,866
WeatherMostly cloudy
6 °C (43 °F)[2]

Road to Cardiff

Match details
Manchester United4–0Wigan Athletic
Rooney 33', 61'
Saha 55'
Ronaldo 59'		 Report
Attendance: 66,866
Manchester United
Wigan Athletic
GK19Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
RB2England Gary Neville (c)
CB6England Wes Browndownward-facing red arrow 83'
CB5England Rio Ferdinand
LB27France Mikaël Silvestredownward-facing red arrow 83'
RM7Portugal Cristiano RonaldoYellow card 60'downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM22Republic of Ireland John O'Shea
CM11Wales Ryan Giggs
LM13South Korea Park Ji-sung
SS8England Wayne Rooney
CF9France Louis Saha
Substitutes:
GK1United States Tim Howard
DF3France Patrice Evraupward-facing green arrow 83'
DF15Serbia and Montenegro Nemanja Vidićupward-facing green arrow 83'
MF23England Kieran Richardsonupward-facing green arrow 73'
FW10Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson
GK12England Mike Pollittdownward-facing red arrow 14'
RB2France Pascal Chimbonda
CB16Netherlands Arjan de Zeeuw (c)Yellow card 45'
CB6Switzerland Stéphane Henchozdownward-facing red arrow 62'
LB26England Leighton Baines
RM21England Jimmy Bullard
CM11Republic of Ireland Graham Kavanaghdownward-facing red arrow 72'
CM19Austria Paul Scharner
LM20Scotland Gary Teale
CF7Senegal Henri Camara
CF30Grenada Jason Roberts
Substitutes:
GK1Australia John Filanupward-facing green arrow 14'
DF4England Matt Jackson
MF8Sweden Andreas Johansson
MF23Switzerland Reto Zieglerupward-facing green arrow 72'
FW10Scotland Lee McCullochupward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
England Paul Jewell

Match officials

Man of the match

Match rules

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

Statistics
Statistic[5] United Wigan
Total shots1416
Shots on target97
Ball possession46%54%
Corner kicks15
Fouls committed1113
Offsides32
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

References
  1. "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". The Football League. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. "Weather History for Cardiff-Wales, United Kingdom - Weather Underground". wunderground.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. "Carling Cup final clockwatch". BBC. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. Clubs in the Premier League receive a bye to the second and clubs in European competitions received a bye to the third round
  5. "Manchester United; Carling Cup Winners 2006". ESPN. 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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