2000 FA Charity Shield

2000 FA Charity Shield
	The match took place at Wembley Stadium
Date	13 August 2000
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Referee	Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)
Attendance	65,148
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The 2000 FA Charity Shield (also known as The One 2 One FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match organised by the Football Association, and contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. It was the final match played at the original Wembley Stadium in London and took place on 13 August 2000 between Chelsea, the winners of the 1999–2000 FA Cup, and Manchester United, who had won the 1999–2000 FA Premier League. Watched by a crowd of 65,148, Chelsea won the match 2–0.

This was Chelsea's 4th appearance in the Shield and Manchester United's 20th. It was the second time they had met in the competition. Chelsea were without Albert Ferrer, who had sustained a chest injury in pre-season, while Graeme Le Saux made his first appearance in 10 months after recovering from an ankle injury. Three of Chelsea's new signings made their debuts for the team, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Eiður Guðjohnsen and Mario Stanić named in the squad, while goalkeeper Fabien Barthez was Manchester United's only debutant.

Chelsea took the lead in the 22nd minute when Hasselbaink's shot deflected off Jaap Stam and over Barthez after the Dutch striker was put through on goal by a Gus Poyet header. Manchester United captain Roy Keane was shown a red card midway through the second half for a tackle on Poyet. Minutes later, Chelsea scored a second goal through Mario Melchiot, who shot left-footed low past the legs of Stam and Barthez. No further goals were scored and Chelsea took the Charity Shield for the second time, 45 years after their first in 1955. It was the third year in succession that Manchester United had been defeated in the competition, the first club to suffer the feat.