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 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
Arsenal Zaragoza
1 2
Date10 May 1995
VenueParc des Princes, Paris
RefereePiero Ceccarini (Italy)
Attendance42,424[1]

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
Further information: 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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 IF 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

Details
Arsenal 1–2 (a.e.t.) Zaragoza
Hartson  77' Report Esnáider  68'
Nayim  120'
Attendance: 42,424[1]
Arsenal
Zaragoza
GK1 David Seaman
RB2 Lee Dixon
LB3 Nigel Winterburn 47'
CM4 Stefan Schwarz
CB5 Andy Linighan
CB6 Tony Adams (c)
CB7 Martin Keown 46'
CF8 Ian Wright
CF9 John Hartson 2'
LM10 Paul Merson 32'
RM11 Ray Parlour
Substitutes:
GK12 Vince Bartram
MF13 David Hillier 46'
MF14 Eddie McGoldrick
FW15 Chris Kiwomya
DF16 Steve Morrow 47'
Manager:
Stewart Houston
GK1 Andoni Cedrún
RB2 Alberto Belsué 66'
CB4 Fernando Cáceres
CB6 Xavi Aguado
LB3 Jesús Solana
RW7 Miguel Pardeza (c)
CM5 Nayim 105'
CM8 Santiago Aragón 85'
CF9 Juan Esnáider
AM10 Francisco Higuera 6' 68'
LW11 Gus Poyet
Substitutes:
DF12 Óscar
GK13 José Belman
MF14 Jesús García Sanjuán 68' 114'
MF15 Geli 114'
FW16 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

See also

References
  1. "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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