2006 Football League Cup final
Football match
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| Event | 2005–06 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 26 February 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 66,866 | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy 6 °C (43 °F)[2] | ||||||
← 2005 2007 → | |||||||
The 2006 Football League Cup Final also known as the 2006 Carling Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was played between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic on 26 February 2006. Manchester United won the match comfortably, by four goals to nil. Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored one goal, and Wayne Rooney scored twice. For the trophy presentation, the Manchester United players wore special shirts reading "For You Smudge", referring to Alan Smith, who had broken his left leg during a recent FA Cup match against Liverpool.[3] Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt picked up a hamstring injury after just 14 minutes, cutting short a dream cup final for the journeyman player, who started his career with the Red Devils.
Road to Cardiff
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Match details
| Manchester United | 4–0 | Wigan Athletic |
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Rooney  33', 61'Saha 55'Ronaldo 59' | Report |
         Manchester United |  Wigan Athletic |
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| Match officials
Man of the match
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Statistics
| Statistic[5] | United | Wigan |
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| Total shots | 14 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 7 |
| Ball possession | 46% | 54% |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 11 | 13 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". The Football League. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Weather History for Cardiff-Wales, United Kingdom - Weather Underground". wunderground.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Carling Cup final clockwatch". BBC. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ a b Clubs in the Premier League receive a bye to the second and clubs in European competitions received a bye to the third round
- ^ "Manchester United; Carling Cup Winners 2006". ESPN. 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
External links
- Match facts at soccerbase.com
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