Match 1999 FA Cup Final




1 match

1.1 team selection
1.2 summary

1.2.1 first half
1.2.2 second half


1.3 details
1.4 statistics





match
team selection

the teams line national anthem , presentations ahead of final.


manchester united s team selection dominated need save several players champions league final against bayern munich 4 days later. midfielders roy keane , paul scholes suspended champions league final, paired in central midfield fa cup final swansong season; deputy champions league final, nicky butt, left out of matchday squad entirely guard him against injury. top scorer dwight yorke dropped bench similar reason, while first-choice centre-back jaap stam named among substitutes give him chance prove fitness after achilles tendon injury. denis irwin missed match due suspension after being sent off against liverpool in premier league on 5 may , replaced in starting line-up phil neville. several players, including scholes, david beckham , gary neville, suffering flu virus in lead-up game, , still suffering effects on matchday, deemed fit enough play. henning berg injured.


for newcastle united, fa cup final final game of season, meaning uninhibited in squad selection match. biggest selection dilemma manager ruud gullit pick play front alongside captain alan shearer: scottish forward duncan ferguson, due operation on groin 2 days later, or georgian temur ketsbaia. ketsbaia got job, ferguson named substitute. after marking david ginola out of game in semi-final against tottenham hotspur, 20-year-old full-back andy griffin selected on right side of newcastle s defence perform similar task against manchester united winger ryan giggs.


summary
first half

newcastle s nolberto solano prepares take free kick on edge of manchester united box.


the first half full of incident, volleyed shot on target nolberto solano, booking dietmar hamann, , teddy sheringham replacing injured roy keane in first 8 minutes. on 90 seconds after substitution, manchester united took lead. incisive move, crafted first andy cole paul scholes well-weighted first time ball allowed sheringham drift box , rifle low drive under newcastle goalkeeper steve harper. further chances fell ole gunnar solskjær, cole , sheringham in first half, unable convert efforts. newcastle s best chance of half fell hamann, powerfully hit long-range effort being diverted away goal peter schmeichel.


second half

manchester united s players celebrate paul scholes goal in second half put them 2–0 up.


newcastle manager ruud gullit, knew match fading team, began second half replacing hamann duncan ferguson. 8 minutes half, manchester united went 2–0 up. long ball solskjær chased ryan giggs beaten nikos dabizas, attempted clear. solskjær beat didier domi dabizas clearance , passed sheringham on edge of penalty area. goal, sheringham rolled ball path of scholes, drilled past harper 20 yards. late in game, newcastle s silvio marić one-on-one schmeichel screwed close-range effort wide of dane s right-hand post , game finished 2–0 manchester united.


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