2004 UEFA Cup Final

The 2004 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 19 May 2004 at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, contested between Spanish side Valencia and French side Olympique de Marseille. Valencia won the match 2–0, with goals from Vicente and Mista. This was the fourth major European trophy won by Valencia.

2004 UEFA Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event2003–04 UEFA Cup
Date19 May 2004
VenueUllevi, Gothenburg
Man of the MatchRoberto Ayala (Valencia)
RefereePierluigi Collina (Italy)
Attendance39,000
WeatherPartly cloudy
10 °C (50 °F)[1]

Route to the final

Valencia CF

Round Valencia
UEFA Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
First round AIK 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Second round Maccabi Haifa 4–0 0–0 (H) 4–0 (N)
Third round Beşiktaş 5–2 3–2 (H) 2–0 (A)
Fourth round Gençlerbirliği 2–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1 (A) 2–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
Quarter-finals Girondins de Bordeaux 4–2 2–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Semi-finals Villarreal 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)

Olympique de Marseille

Round Marseille
Champions League
Qualifying stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Third qualifying round Austria Wien 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Group stage Opponent Result
Matchday 1 Real Madrid 2–4 (A)
Matchday 2 Partizan 3–0 (H)
Matchday 3 Porto 2–3 (H)
Matchday 4 Porto 0–1 (A)
Matchday 5 Real Madrid 1–2 (H)
Matchday 6 Partizan 1–1 (A)
Final standings Group F third place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Real Madrid 6 14
2 Porto 6 11
3 Marseille 6 4
4 Partizan 6 3
Source:
UEFA Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Third round Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Fourth round Liverpool 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Quarter-finals Internazionale 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Semi-finals Newcastle United 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

Match summary

Valencia had been on a 14-match unbeaten run previous to this match, which had only ended the previous week to Villarreal, the side they beat in the semi-final to reach the final, due to a weakened lineup after securing the La Liga title. In contrast, Marseille had lost four of their last five matches in Ligue 1.

The start of the match was conservative due to the wind. Didier Drogba threatened early on, and was sent tumbling by a robust challenge from Roberto Ayala, which led to a free kick, in which the resulting shot was cleared off the line by Carlos Marchena. This sparked Valencia into life and David Albelda produced a save from Fabien Barthez after pouncing on Mista's rebounded shot.

Valencia dominated possession, which led to frustration, and Steve Marlet getting booked in the tenth minute. Marseille's first meaningful attempt at goal came in the 16th minute when Steve Marlet headed over from Camel Meriem's cross. Minutes later, Meriem himself had a chance to give Marseille the lead, but he shot wide from the edge of the area. Marseille had another chance when Habib Beye got on the end of Drogba's free kick, but he headed wide. The definitive moment in the match came on the stroke of half time, when Barthez brought down Mista in the area after a cross by Curro Torres. Barthez was sent off and Valencia were awarded a penalty. Jérémy Gavanon replaced Barthez with Camel Meriem making way for him. Vicente dispatched the penalty to give Valencia a 1–0 lead going into half time.

The second half started off with Valencia in total ascendancy, and after 13 minutes of near-total possession, Valencia doubled their lead. Vicente had cut the ball in from the left for Mista, who finished the chance with ease to record his fifth goal of the competition. Marseille's heads inevitably dropped. They came forward in flourishes in the last remnants of the game, however, when Drogba's free kick was stopped by Santiago Cañizares. Drogba also nearly played in Steve Marlet with a through-ball, but it was intercepted at the last second. Marseille almost found a way back into the Valencia goal area in the 80th minute, but Sylvain N'Diaye's shot was saved by Cañizares.

After this, the match descended into a stoic affair and Valencia ran out winners to win their first major European trophy in 24 years, and victory after two successive UEFA Champions League final defeats, in 2000 and 2001. The victory also meant that Amedeo Carboni became the oldest player to win a European final at 39 years and 43 days old.

Match

Details

Valencia 2–0 Marseille
Vicente  45+3' (pen.)
Mista  58'
Report

Report (archive)

Overview
Attendance: 39,000
Valencia
Marseille
GK1 Santiago Cañizares
RB23 Curro Torres
CB4 Roberto Ayala
CB5 Carlos Marchena 86'
LB15 Amedeo Carboni 34'
RM19 Francisco Rufete 64'
CM6 David Albelda (c)
CM8 Rubén Baraja
LM14 Vicente 27'
SS10 Miguel Ángel Angulo 82'
CF20 Mista
Substitutes:
GK35 David Rangel
DF2 Mauricio Pellegrino 86'
DF12 Javier Garrido Ramírez
MF21 Pablo Aimar 64'
MF25 Mohamed Sissoko 82'
FW11 Juan Sánchez
FW24 Xisco
Manager:
Rafael Benítez
GK28 Fabien Barthez 45'
CB23 Habib Beye
CB6 Brahim Hemdani (c)
CB12 Abdoulaye Méïté
RWB2 Demetrius Ferreira
LWB3 Manuel dos Santos
CM32 Mathieu Flamini 71'
CM7 Sylvain N'Diaye 84'
RW20 Steve Marlet 10'
LW18 Camel Meriem 45'
CF11 Didier Drogba 60'
Substitutes:
GK30 Jérémy Gavanon 45'
DF5 Philippe Christanval
DF21 Johnny Ecker
MF26 Laurent Batlles 71'
MF29 Fabio Celestini 84'
MF33 Nicolas Cicut
FW14 Štěpán Vachoušek
Manager:
José Anigo

Man of the Match:
Roberto Ayala (Valencia)

Assistant referees:
Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Narciso Pisacreta (Italy)
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Match rules

Statistics

See also

References

  1. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/ESMS/2004/5/19/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA
  2. "Half Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 19 May 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 19 May 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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