1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match on 10 May 1995 contested between cup holders Arsenal of England and Real Zaragoza of Spain. The final was held at Parc des Princes in Paris. It was the final match of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 35th UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, and the first since the tournament changed name from the European Cup Winners' Cup. Zaragoza won the match 2–1 after extra time, preventing Arsenal from retaining the trophy that they had won in 1994.

1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
After extra time
Date10 May 1995
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
RefereePiero Ceccarini (Italy)
Attendance42,424[1]
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The first half was goalless. In the second half, Zaragoza's Juan Esnáider opened the scoring, before John Hartson scored Arsenal's equaliser. The game went into extra time and looked to be heading to a penalty shoot-out. However, with seconds remaining, former Tottenham midfielder, Nayim, scored a last-minute goal with a 40-yard lob over Arsenal goalkeeper, David Seaman, securing the win for Zaragoza.[2]

Route to the final

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  Arsenal   Zaragoza
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Omonia 6–1 3–1 (A) 3–0 (H) First round   Gloria Bistrița 5–2 1–2 (A) 4–0 (H)
  Brøndby 4–3 2–1 (A) 2–2 (H) Second round   Tatran Prešov 6–1 4–0 (A) 2–1 (H)
  Auxerre 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals   Feyenoord 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
  Sampdoria 5–5 (3–2 p) 3–2 (H) 2–3 (a.e.t.) (A) Semi-finals   Chelsea 4–3 3–0 (H) 1–3 (A)

Match

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Details

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Arsenal  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Real Zaragoza
Hartson   75' Report Esnáider   68'
Nayim   119'
Attendance: 42,424[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Zaragoza
GK 1   David Seaman
RM 2   Lee Dixon
LM 3   Nigel Winterburn   47'
CM 4   Stefan Schwarz
CB 5   Andy Linighan
CB 6   Tony Adams (c)
CB 7   Martin Keown   46'
CF 8   Ian Wright
RF 9   John Hartson   2'
LF 10   Paul Merson   32'
CM 11   Ray Parlour
Substitutes:
DF 12   Steve Morrow   47'
MF 13   David Hillier   46'
MF 14   Eddie McGoldrick
FW 15   Chris Kiwomya
GK 16   Vince Bartram
Manager:
  Stewart Houston
GK 1   Andoni Cedrún
RB 2   Alberto Belsué   66'
LB 3   Jesús Solana
CB 4   Fernando Cáceres
CM 5   Nayim   105'
CB 6   Xavi Aguado
SS 7   Miguel Pardeza (c)
CM 8   Santiago Aragón   85'
CF 9   Juan Esnáider
LM 10   Francisco Higuera   6'   67'
RM 11   Gustavo Poyet
Substitutes:
MF 12   Óscar
GK 13   José Belman
MF 14   Jesús García Sanjuán   67'   114'
MF 15   Geli   114'
FW 16   José Luis Loreto
Manager:
  Víctor Fernández

Assistant referees:
Maurizio Padovan (Italy)
Enrico Preziosi (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Match rules

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

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: All-time finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 30 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Golden goal: Nayim for Zaragoza v Arsenal (1995)". The Guardian. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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