Both teams were restricted to shots from distance. This all changed in extra time when Chelsea took control. Frank Sinclair, a villain in the 1994 FA Cup Final defeat when conceding a penalty and slipping to allow Mark Hughes to score, became the hero in this match. He started the move that ended with his header finding the corner of the Middlesbrough net to open the scoring. Chelsea's second goal came from Roberto Di Matteo. A corner played into the near post was not cleared by the Boro defence and Di Matteo was able to side foot the ball into the net on the half-volley. Di Matteo had come back to haunt Middlesbrough as he had scored the opening goal when the same sides met in the 1997 FA Cup Final the previous season. Once again Chelsea had won 2–0.
1998, football, league, final, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, january, 2015. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1998 Football League Cup Final was a football match played between Chelsea and Middlesbrough on 29 March 1998 at Wembley Stadium Chelsea under new manager Gianluca Vialli won with two extra time goals and won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup later that season Middlesbrough s second consecutive defeat in the final was followed by promotion back to the Premier League after just one season 1998 Football League Cup FinalMatch programme coverEvent1997 98 Football League CupChelsea Middlesbrough2 0After extra timeDate29 March 1998VenueWembley Stadium LondonMan of the MatchDennis Wise Chelsea RefereePeter Jones Leicestershire Attendance77 698 19971999 Both teams were restricted to shots from distance This all changed in extra time when Chelsea took control Frank Sinclair a villain in the 1994 FA Cup Final defeat when conceding a penalty and slipping to allow Mark Hughes to score became the hero in this match He started the move that ended with his header finding the corner of the Middlesbrough net to open the scoring Chelsea s second goal came from Roberto Di Matteo A corner played into the near post was not cleared by the Boro defence and Di Matteo was able to side foot the ball into the net on the half volley Di Matteo had come back to haunt Middlesbrough as he had scored the opening goal when the same sides met in the 1997 FA Cup Final the previous season Once again Chelsea had won 2 0 Contents 1 Road to Wembley 1 1 Chelsea 1 2 Middlesbrough 2 Match factsRoad to Wembley EditChelsea Edit Round 3 Chelsea 1 1 Blackburn Rovers Chelsea won 4 1 on penalties Round 4 Chelsea 2 1 SouthamptonQuarter final Ipswich Town 2 2 Chelsea Chelsea won 4 1 on penalties Semi final 1st leg Arsenal 2 1 ChelseaSemi final 2nd leg Chelsea 3 1 Arsenal Middlesbrough Edit Round 2 1st leg Middlesbrough 1 0 BarnetRound 2 2nd leg Barnet 0 2 MiddlesbroughRound 3 Middlesbrough 2 0 Sunderland Round 4 Middlesbrough 2 1 Bolton Wanderers a e t Quarter final Reading 0 1 Middlesbrough Semi final 1st leg Liverpool 2 1 MiddlesbroughSemi final 2nd leg Middlesbrough 2 0 LiverpoolMatch facts Edit29 March 199815 00Chelsea2 0 a e t MiddlesbroughSinclair nbsp 95 Di Matteo nbsp 107 ReportWembley Stadium LondonAttendance 77 698Referee Peter Jones Leicestershire nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Chelsea nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp MiddlesbroughGK 1 nbsp Ed de GoeyRWB 2 nbsp Dan Petrescu nbsp 75 CB 5 nbsp Frank Leboeuf nbsp CB 12 nbsp Michael DuberryCB 20 nbsp Frank SinclairLWB 14 nbsp Graeme Le Saux nbsp CM 16 nbsp Roberto Di MatteoCM 11 nbsp Dennis Wise c nbsp CM 24 nbsp Eddie NewtonCF 25 nbsp Gianfranco ZolaCF 10 nbsp Mark Hughes nbsp nbsp 83 Substitutes GK 13 nbsp Kevin HitchcockDF 6 nbsp Steve Clarke nbsp 75 FW 19 nbsp Tore Andre Flo nbsp 83 Manager nbsp Gianluca Vialli GK 1 nbsp Mark SchwarzerRB 2 nbsp Gianluca FestaCB 4 nbsp Steve VickersCB 5 nbsp Nigel Pearson c LB 3 nbsp Vladimir KinderRM 10 nbsp Paul MersonCM 6 nbsp Robbie MustoeCM 7 nbsp Neil Maddison nbsp 102 LM 11 nbsp Andy Townsend nbsp CF 8 nbsp Hamilton Ricard nbsp 65 CF 9 nbsp Marco BrancaSubstitutes DF 12 nbsp Curtis FlemingFW 13 nbsp Mikkel Beck nbsp 102 MF 14 nbsp Paul Gascoigne nbsp nbsp 65 Manager nbsp Bryan Robson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Football League Cup final amp oldid 1150180570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
