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]

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.

Route to the final

Valencia CF

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

Olympique de Marseille

Round France Marseille
Champions League
Qualifying stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Third qualifying round Austria Austria Wien 1–0 1–0 (A) 0–0 (H)
Group stage Opponent Result
Matchday 1 Spain Real Madrid 2–4 (A)
Matchday 2 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 3–0 (H)
Matchday 3 Portugal Porto 2–3 (H)
Matchday 4 Portugal Porto 0–1 (A)
Matchday 5 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 (H)
Matchday 6 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 1–1 (A)
Final standings Group F third place

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 14
2 Portugal Porto 6 11
3 France Marseille 6 4
4 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 6 3
Source: RSSSF
UEFA Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Third round Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Fourth round England Liverpool 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
Quarter-finals Italy Internazionale 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Semi-finals England 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 Spain2–0France Marseille
Vicente 45+3' (pen.)
Mista 58'
Report

Report (archive)

Overview
Attendance: 39,000
Valencia
Marseille
GK1Spain Santiago Cañizares
RB23Spain Curro Torres
CB4Argentina Roberto Ayala
CB5Spain Carlos Marchenadownward-facing red arrow 86'
LB15Italy Amedeo CarboniYellow card 34'
RM19Spain Francisco Rufetedownward-facing red arrow 64'
CM6Spain David Albelda (c)
CM8Spain Rubén Baraja
LM14Spain VicenteYellow card 27'
SS10Spain Miguel Ángel Angulodownward-facing red arrow 82'
CF20Spain Mista
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Andrés Palop
DF2Argentina Mauricio Pellegrinoupward-facing green arrow 86'
DF3Brazil Fábio Aurélio
MF21Argentina Pablo Aimarupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF25Mali Mohamed Sissokoupward-facing green arrow 82'
FW11Spain Juan Sánchez
FW24Spain Xisco
Manager:
Spain Rafael Benítez
GK28France Fabien BarthezRed card 45'
CB23Senegal Habib Beye
CB6Algeria Brahim Hemdani (c)
CB12Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Méïté
RWB2Brazil Demetrius Ferreira
LWB3France Manuel dos Santos
CM32France Mathieu Flaminidownward-facing red arrow 71'
CM7Senegal Sylvain N'Diayedownward-facing red arrow 84'
RW20France Steve MarletYellow card 10'
LW18France Camel Meriemdownward-facing red arrow 45'
CF11Ivory Coast Didier DrogbaYellow card 60'
Substitutes:
GK30France Jérémy Gavanonupward-facing green arrow 45'
DF5France Philippe Christanval
DF21France Johnny Ecker
MF26France Laurent Batllesupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF29Switzerland Fabio Celestiniupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF33France Nicolas Cicut
FW14Czech Republic Štěpán Vachoušek
Manager:
France 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. "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  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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