1999 Football League Cup Final

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

1999 Football League Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1998–99 Football League Cup
Leicester City Tottenham Hotspur
0 1
Date21 March 1999
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchAllan Nielsen (Tottenham Hotspur)[1]
RefereeTerry Heilbron (County Durham)
Attendance77,892
WeatherRain

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 City0–1Tottenham Hotspur
Report Nielsen  90'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,892
Referee: Terry Heilbron (County Durham)
Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur
GK1 Kasey Keller
CB18 Matt Elliott
CB5 Steve Walsh (c)
CB4 Gerry Taggart
RWB19 Robert Ullathorne
LWB11 Steve Guppy
CM7 Neil Lennon
CM6 Muzzy Izzet
CM14 Robbie Savage 90'
CF27 Tony Cottee
CF9 Emile Heskey 74'
Substitutes:
GK22 Pegguy Arphexad
DF15 Pontus Kåmark
MF16 Stuart Campbell
MF37 Theodoros Zagorakis 90'
FW20 Ian Marshall 74'
Manager:
Martin O'Neill
GK1 Ian Walker
RB2 Stephen Carr
CB23 Sol Campbell (c)
CB15 Ramon Vega
LB12 Justin Edinburgh 63'
RM9 Darren Anderton
CM4 Steffen Freund
CM6 Allan Nielsen
LM14 David Ginola 90'
CF10 Les Ferdinand
CF18 Steffen Iversen
Substitutes:
GK13 Espen Baardsen
DF32 Luke Young
MF20 José Dominguez
MF22 Andy Sinton 90'
FW11 Chris Armstrong
Manager:
George Graham

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.


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