1999 Football League Cup final

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1999 Football League Cup Final
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Event 1998–99 Football League Cup
Date21 March 1999
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Allan Nielsen (Tottenham Hotspur) [1]
Referee Terry Heilbron (County Durham)
Attendance77,892
WeatherRain
1998
2000

The 1999 Football League Cup Final was played between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, at Wembley on Sunday, 21 March 1999.

Contents

Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen after a cross from the right from Steffen Iversen had been blocked by goalkeeper Kasey Keller. [2] Justin Edinburgh became the last player to be sent off at the old Wembley, after angrily waving his arm towards Robbie Savage following a particularly tough Savage challenge. In the last few minutes of the game, Ramon Vega made a last-ditch sliding tackle to deny Emile Heskey a goal for Leicester, after Ian Walker rushed off his line, and Allan Nielsen scored a diving header. [3] [4]

Road to Wembley

Leicester City

Round 2, 1st leg: Leicester City 3–0 Chesterfield

Round 2, 2nd leg: Chesterfield 1–3 Leicester City

Round 3: Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City

Round 4: Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United

Quarter-final: Leicester City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers

Semi-final, 1st leg: Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–1 Sunderland

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 2, 1st leg: Brentford 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Round 2, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Brentford

Round 3: Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Round 4: Liverpool 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester United

Semi-final, 1st leg: Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Wimbledon

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur

Match

Details

Leicester City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur
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Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,892
Referee: Terry Heilbron (County Durham)
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Leicester City
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Tottenham Hotspur
GK1 Flag of the United States.svg Kasey Keller
CB18 Flag of Scotland.svg Matt Elliott Yellow card.svg
CB5 Flag of England.svg Steve Walsh (c)
CB4 Ulster Banner.svg Gerry Taggart
RWB19 Flag of England.svg Robert Ullathorne
LWB11 Flag of England.svg Steve Guppy
CM7 Ulster Banner.svg Neil Lennon
CM6 Flag of Turkey.svg Muzzy Izzet
CM14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robbie Savage Yellow card.svgSub off.svg 90'
CF27 Flag of England.svg Tony Cottee
CF9 Flag of England.svg Emile Heskey Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of France.svg Pegguy Arphexad
DF15 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Kåmark
MF16 Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Campbell
MF37 Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Zagorakis Sub on.svg 90'
FW20 Flag of England.svg Ian Marshall Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Ulster Banner.svg Martin O'Neill
GK1 Flag of England.svg Ian Walker
RB2 Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Carr
CB23 Flag of England.svg Sol Campbell (c)
CB15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ramon Vega Yellow card.svg
LB12 Flag of England.svg Justin Edinburgh Red card.svg 63'
RM9 Flag of England.svg Darren Anderton
CM4 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Freund
CM6 Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Nielsen
LM14 Flag of France.svg David Ginola Sub off.svg 90'
CF18 Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Iversen
CF10 Flag of England.svg Les Ferdinand
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of Norway.svg Espen Baardsen
DF32 Flag of England.svg Luke Young
MF20 Flag of Portugal.svg José Dominguez
MF22 Flag of England.svg Andy Sinton Sub on.svg 90'
FW11 Flag of England.svg Chris Armstrong
Manager:
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References

  1. "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". tottenham-spur.blogspot. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". hotspurhq.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". Spursodyssey. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. "1999 League Cup Final". lcfc.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.