2005 UEFA Cup final

2005 UEFA Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event2004–05 UEFA Cup
Sporting CP CSKA Moscow
Portugal Russia
1 3
Date18 May 2005
VenueEstádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Man of the MatchDaniel Carvalho (CSKA Moscow)[1][2]
RefereeGraham Poll (England)[3]
Attendance47,085[4]
WeatherFair
19 °C (66 °F)
54% humidity[5]
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The 2005 UEFA Cup Final was the final match of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, the 34th season of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second-tier club football tournament. The match was contested by Sporting CP and CSKA Moscow; CSKA won the match 3–1. Sporting CP opened the scoring in the first half from full-back Rogério, before Aleksei Berezutskiy equalised in the second half. Yuri Zhirkov would give the Russian side the lead nine minutes after CSKA's equalising goal, and the Moscow outfit would close out the scoring 15 minutes from the end after a quick CSKA counterattack saw Vágner Love become the youngest player to score in a UEFA Cup final at the age of 20 years, 341 days,[6] firing the ball past Sporting goalkeeper Ricardo to give the Russian side a first UEFA Cup trophy.[7][8][9][10][11]

The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade – home ground of finalists Sporting CP – in Lisbon, Portugal, on 18 May 2005.[12] Until then, it was the third European football final to be held in Portugal, after the 1967 European Cup Final, which was held in another Lisbon venue, the Estádio Nacional,[13][14] and the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, which was held at the Estádio da Luz.[15]

  1. ^ "Sporting frente ao CSKA: Peseiro invent e pagou bem caro" [Sporting against CSKA: Peseiro invented and paid very expensively]. Record. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ "CSKA frente ao Sporting: "Polka" deu lugar ao samba de Daniel" [CSKA against Sporting: "Polka" gives its seat to the samba of Daniel]. Record. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference referee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference handbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Lisbon, Portugal Weather History: May 18, 2005". Weather Underground. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Europa League/UEFA Cup final records". UEFA.com. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Resilient CSKA sink Sporting". UEFA. 18 May 2005. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  8. ^ "2004/05: Carvalho inspires CSKA to 'landmark victory'". UEFA. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  9. ^ "SPORTING-CSKA MOSCOVO, 1-3 (Rogério 28; Aleksei Berezoutski 56, Zhirkov 65, Vágner Love 74)" [SPORTING-CSKA MOSCOW, 1-3 (Rogério 28; Aleksei Berezutski 56, Zhirkov 65, Vágner Love 74)]. Record. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Daniel Carvalho: "Estive nos quatro golos"" [Daniel Carvalho: "I was involved in the four goals"]. Record. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Sporting-CSKA, 1-3: Como a final de sonho se tornou num pesadelo" [Sporting-CSKA, 1-3: Like the dream final turned into a nightmare]. Record. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Final da Taça UEFA no Alvalade XXI" [Final of UEFA Cup at the Alvalade XXI]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 5 February 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Celtic 2-1 Internazionale". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Champions: Capitão do Celtic em 1967 lembra final do Jamor" [Champions: Celtic's captain in 1967 remembers the final in Jamor]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Werder Bremen 2-0 Monaco". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 November 2013.