FA Cup Final 2000

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The 2000 FA Cup Final took place on 20 May 2000 and was the last to be played at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa, who had finished 5th and 6th respectively in the Premier League that season. In a close-fought contest, Chelsea secured their second FA Cup in three years with a strike mid-way through the second half from Roberto Di Matteo.

1 Match review
2 Players and Officials
3 Road to Wembley
- 3.1 Chelsea
- 3.2 Aston Villa
4 External links

[edit] Match review

Following a poor quality first half in which few chances were created, the match was brighter in the second, with Chelsea generally having the better of the play. George Weah missed several chances and had a goal disallowed for offside, while Villa's Gareth Southgate headed wide. On 73 minutes, Roberto Di Matteo scored what proved to be the winning goal, capitalising on an error from Villa goalkeeper David James to put the ball in the net from close range.

[edit] Players and Officials

Chelsea Blue shirts/Blue shorts/White socks	1 — 0 (final score after 90 minutes)	Aston Villa Claret and light blue shirts/Claret shorts/Claret socks
Manager: Gianluca Vialli Team: De Goey (GK) Melchiot Desailly Leboeuf Babayaro Poyet Wise Deschamps Di Matteo Zola sub 89 Weah sub 88 Substitutes: Cudicini (GK, not used) Harley (not used) Terry (not used) Morris on 89 Flo on 88 Scorer: Roberto Di Matteo (73)	Half-time: 0-0 Competition: FA Cup (Final) Date: 15.00 BST Saturday May 20, 2000 Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 78,217 Referee: G Poll (Tring) Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Five named subsititutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.	Manager: John Gregory Team: James (GK) Delaney Ehiogu Southgate Barry Wright sub 88 Boateng Merson Taylor sub 79 Carbone sub 79 Dublin Substitutes: Enckelman (GK, not used) Samuel (not used) Stone on 79 Joachim on 79 Hendrie on 88 Scorers: None