2006 Football League Cup final

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2006 Football League Cup final
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Event 2005–06 Football League Cup
Manchester United Wigan Athletic
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Date26 February 2006
Venue Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Man of the Match Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) [1]
Referee Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
Attendance66,866
WeatherMostly cloudy
6 °C (43 °F) [2]
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The 2006 Football League Cup final also known as the 2006 Carling Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was played between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic on 26 February 2006. Manchester United won the match comfortably, by four goals to nil. Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored one goal, and Wayne Rooney scored twice. For the trophy presentation, the Manchester United players wore special shirts reading "For You Smudge", referring to Alan Smith, who had broken his left leg during a recent FA Cup match against Liverpool. [3] Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt picked up a hamstring injury after just 14 minutes, cutting short a dream cup final for the journeyman player, who started his career with the Red Devils.

Contents

Road to Cardiff

Match details

Manchester United 4–0 Wigan Athletic
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Saha Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ronaldo Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 66,866
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
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Manchester United
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Wigan Athletic
GK19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin van der Sar
RB2 Flag of England.svg Gary Neville (c)
CB6 Flag of England.svg Wes Brown Sub off.svg 83'
CB5 Flag of England.svg Rio Ferdinand
LB27 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Mikaël Silvestre Sub off.svg 83'
RM7 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo Yellow card.svg 60'Sub off.svg 73'
CM22 Flag of Ireland.svg John O'Shea
CM11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Giggs
LM13 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Ji-sung
SS8 Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney
CF9 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Louis Saha
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Howard
DF3 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Patrice Evra Sub on.svg 83'
DF15 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Nemanja Vidić Sub on.svg 83'
MF23 Flag of England.svg Kieran Richardson Sub on.svg 73'
FW10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud van Nistelrooy
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Sir Alex Ferguson
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GK12 Flag of England.svg Mike Pollitt Sub off.svg 14'
RB2 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Pascal Chimbonda
CB16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arjan de Zeeuw (c)Yellow card.svg 45'
CB6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stéphane Henchoz Sub off.svg 62'
LB26 Flag of England.svg Leighton Baines
RM21 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Bullard
CM11 Flag of Ireland.svg Graham Kavanagh Sub off.svg 72'
CM19 Flag of Austria.svg Paul Scharner
LM20 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Teale
CF7 Flag of Senegal.svg Henri Camara
CF30 Flag of Grenada.svg Jason Roberts
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Filan Sub on.svg 14'
DF4 Flag of England.svg Matt Jackson
MF8 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Johansson
MF23 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Reto Ziegler Sub on.svg 72'
FW10 Flag of Scotland.svg Lee McCulloch Sub on.svg 62'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Paul Jewell

Match officials

Man of the match

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

Statistic [5] UnitedWigan
Total shots1416
Shots on target97
Ball possession46%54%
Corner kicks15
Fouls committed1113
Offsides32
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

References

  1. 1 2 "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". The Football League. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Weather History for Cardiff-Wales, United Kingdom - Weather Underground". wunderground.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Carling Cup final clockwatch". BBC. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 Clubs in the Premier League receive a bye to the second and clubs in European competitions received a bye to the third round
  5. ↑ "Manchester United; Carling Cup Winners 2006". ESPN. 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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