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18th May 2005

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Estadio Jose Alvalade Lisbon Portugal Uefa Cup Final 2005

Sporting Lisbon 1 - 3 CSKA Moscow

Uefa Cup Finalists 2005 : Sporting Lisbon

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18th May 2005

SPORTING STRIKE LATE FOR FINAL BERTH
Miguel Garcia powered home a header in the dying moments of extra-time to seal passage through to the UEFA Cup final for Sporting Lisbon on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate draw with their heartbroken hosts AZ Alkmaar.[report]

CSKA WIN MARRED BY CROWD TROUBLE
CSKA Moscow's Uefa Cup semi-final win over Parma was marred by crowd trouble when a flare exploded near the Italian side's keeper Luca Bucci. The flare was thrown by celebrating fans after Daniel Carvalho put CSKA 1-0 ahead in their 3-0 win in Moscow.[report]

Jose Avalade Stadium Portugal Wednesday 18th May 2005

Uefa Cup Final Ticket Allocation
Sporting: 12,000
CSKA: 12,000
Uefa website: 7,500
Portuguese FA: 7,500
Uefa football family: 7,000
TOTAL: 46,000

PARMA ACCEPT UEFA RULING
Parma will not appeal against UEFA's decision to allow CSKA Moscow to play in the UEFA Cup final following the Serie A club's 3-0 semi-final defeat in the Russian capital which was marred by crowd trouble. [report]

REF POLL NETS UEFA CUP FINAL TASK
Graham Poll of England (above) is to referee the Uefa Cup final between Portugal's Sporting and Russia's CSKA Moscow in Lisbon on Wednesday. A Uefa statement said that Glenn Turner and Michael Tingey would be Poll's assistant referees for the match.[report]

Uefa Cup Final 2005 Referee Graham Poll - England

NO ADVANTAGE FOR LISBON
CSKA Moscow coach Valeriy Gazzaev does not believe conceding home advantage to Sporting Lisbon in will have any bearing on Wednesday night's UEFA Cup final. [report]

Uefa Cup 2005 Final News

SPORTING AIM TO REPEAT PORTO WINS
Sporting Lisbon coach Jose Peseiro hopes his team in Wednesday's Uefa Cup final against CSKA Moscow can maintain Portugal's recent successes in Europe. Porto lifted the Uefa Cup in 2003 and the Champions League a year later. [report]

Ricardo
Miguel Garcia, Beto, Enakahire
Tello, Rogerio (Douala 79), Rochemback, Joao Moutinho (Viana 87), Pedro Barbosa, Liedson,
Sa Pinto (Niculae 72).
Subs Not Used:
Nelson, Custodio, Anderson Polga, Rui Jorge.

Akinfeev
Alexei Berezutsky, Ignashevich, Zhirkov, Vasili Berezutsky, Odiah, Aldonin (Gusev 86), Rahimic, Daniel Carvalho (Semberas 82), Olic (Krasic 67), Vagner Love.
Subs Not Used:
Mandrykin, Salougin, Laizans, Ferreyra.

Rogerio 28

Berezutsky 57, Zhirkov 66,Love 75.

CSKA CLAIM UEFA CUP GLORY
CSKA Moscow claimed the first European trophy for a Russian club with a 3-1 win over Sporting in the Uefa Cup. The Russians produced a brilliant second half performance coming from a goal down to win 3-1 and stun the home fans inside the Estadio Jose Alvalade [report]

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN LISBON
So Roman Abramovich has achieved his European dream after all.The oil magnate may not have done it with Chelsea, the side he has bankrolled to Premiership glory, but CSKA Moscow - Abramovich's first true footballing love - have become the first side from Russia to win a European trophy.[report]

CSKA COACH SALUTES HIS 'HEROES'
CSKA Moscow coach Valery Gazzayev paid tribute to his battling side after they came from behind to beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1 and win the Uefa Cup. "They are heroes. They did the impossible," said Gazzayev, after his team scored three second-half goals.[report]