2001 Football League Cup Final

The 2001 Worthington Cup Final was a football match played between Liverpool and Birmingham City at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on Sunday 25 February 2001. Liverpool won the match 5-4 on penalties after 90 minutes of normal time and 30 minutes of extra time could not split the two sides.

Liverpool opened the scoring with a goal from Robbie Fowler in the 30th minute and appeared to be heading for a win in normal time until Birmingham equalised in injury-time with a penalty from Darren Purse, after Martin O'Connor was brought down by Stéphane Henchoz.

The victory was Liverpool's first major trophy in 6 years, since winning the same competition in 1995.

Match details

footballbox
date=2001-02-25
15:00
team1=Liverpool
score=1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/worthington_cup/1187654.stm (Report)]
team2=Birmingham City
goals1=Fowler goal|30
goals2=Purse goal|90|pen.
stadium=Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance=73,500
referee=David Elleray (London)

penshootoutbox
penalties1=McAllister pengoal
Barmby pengoal
Ziege pengoal
Hamann penmiss
Fowler pengoal
Carragher pengoal
penaltyscore=5 – 4
penalties2=penmiss Grainger
pengoal Purse
pengoal Marcelo
pengoal Lazaridis
pengoal Hughes
penmiss A. Johnson

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=301858 Match review at soccerbase.com]
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_id=2302 LFC History Match Report]