2006 FA Cup Final

Liverpool won the 2006 FA Cup Final, beating West Ham on penalties on 13 May 2006 at the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff. Liverpool saw themselves 2-0 down 28 minutes into the match, following a Jamie Carragher own goal, and an error from Pepe Reina. They managed to claw their way back into the game on 32 minutes when Djibril Cisse volleyed in a Steven Gerrard cross. Liverpool equalised in the 54th minute, this time through a Steven Gerrard volley after Peter Crouch had headed the ball down to him, however the stalemate only lasted for ten minutes. In the 63rd minute, Liverpool conceded another goal - a fluke cross from Paul Konchesky, which Pepe Reina misjudged. With full time approaching, and many players succumbing to cramp, Gerrard provided a 30 yard strike to tie the match, and take it into added time.

Added time passed with little action, and the game was taken to a penalty shootout. Reina was able to atone for his previous errors by saving three penalties, and winning Liverpool the match.

Details

13 May 2006	Liverpool	3-3 (AET)	West Ham	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
	Cisse (32) Gerrard (54, 90)		Carragher (og 21) Ashton (28) Konchesky (63)
		Penalties
	Hamann Gerrard Riise	3-1	Sheringham

Team

Starting 11:

• 25 Pepe Reina
• 3 Steve Finnan
• 23 Jamie Carragher
• 4 Sami Hyypia
• 6 John Arne Riise
• 8 Steven Gerrard
• 14 Xabi Alonso 67'
• 22 Momo Sissoko
• 7 Harry Kewell 48'
• 9 Djibril Cisse
• 15 Peter Crouch 71'

Substitutes:

• 1 Jerzy Dudek
• 2 Jan Kromkamp 67'
• 21 Djimi Traore
• 16 Dietmar Hamann 71'
• 19 Fernando Morientes 48'

See also

• 2005-06 season