2004 UEFA Cup final

Football match

2004 UEFA Cup Final

Match programme cover

Event| 2003–04 UEFA Cup
| Valencia | Marseille

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Date| 19 May 2004
Venue| Ullevi, Gothenburg
Man of the Match| Roberto Ayala (Valencia)
Referee| Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Attendance| 39,000
Weather| Partly cloudy
10 °C (50 °F)[1]

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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[edit]

### Valencia CF[edit]

Further information: 2003–04 UEFA Cup

Round  |  Valencia

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

### Olympique de Marseille[edit]

Further information: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and 2003–04 UEFA Cup

Round  |  Marseille

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

| Pos | Team

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1  |  Real Madrid | 6  | 14
2  |  Porto | 6  | 11
3  |  Marseille | 6  | 4
4  |  Partizan | 6  | 3

Source: RSSSF

UEFA Cup
| Opponent  | Agg.  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg
Third round |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1–0  | 1–0 (H)  | 0–0 (A)
Fourth round |  Liverpool | 3–2  | 1–1 (A)  | 2–1 (H)
Quarter-finals |  Internazionale | 2–0  | 1–0 (H)  | 1–0 (A)
Semi-finals |  Newcastle United | 2–0  | 0–0 (A)  | 2–0 (H)

## Match summary[edit]

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[edit]

### Details[edit]

19 May 2004

20:45 CEST

Valencia | 2–0|  Marseille

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Vicente 45+3' (pen.)
Mista 58' | Report

Report (archive)

Overview |

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Valencia

Marseille

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GK | 1 |  Santiago Cañizares
RB | 23 |  Curro Torres
CB | 4 |  Roberto Ayala
CB | 5 |  Carlos Marchena |  |  86'
LB | 15 |  Amedeo Carboni |  34'
RM | 19 |  Francisco Rufete |  |  64'
CM | 6 |  David Albelda (c)
CM | 8 |  Rubén Baraja
LM | 14 |  Vicente |  27'
SS | 10 |  Miguel Ángel Angulo |  |  82'
CF | 20 |  Mista
Substitutes:
GK | 13 |  Andrés Palop
DF | 2 |  Mauricio Pellegrino |  |  86'
DF | 3 |  Fábio Aurélio
MF | 21 |  Pablo Aimar |  |  64'
MF | 25 |  Mohamed Sissoko |  |  82'
FW | 11 |  Juan Sánchez
FW | 24 |  Xisco
Manager:
Rafael Benítez
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GK | 28 |  Fabien Barthez |  45'
CB | 23 |  Habib Beye
CB | 6 |  Brahim Hemdani (c)
CB | 12 |  Abdoulaye Méïté
RWB | 2 |  Demetrius Ferreira
LWB | 3 |  Manuel dos Santos
CM | 32 |  Mathieu Flamini |  |  71'
CM | 7 |  Sylvain N'Diaye |  |  84'
RW | 20 |  Steve Marlet |  10'
LW | 18 |  Camel Meriem |  |  45'
CF | 11 |  Didier Drogba |  60'
Substitutes:
GK | 30 |  Jérémy Gavanon |  |  45'
DF | 5 |  Philippe Christanval
DF | 21 |  Johnny Ecker
MF | 26 |  Laurent Batlles |  |  71'
MF | 29 |  Fabio Celestini |  |  84'
MF | 33 |  Nicolas Cicut
FW | 14 |  Štěpán Vachoušek
Manager:
José Anigo

Man of the Match:
Roberto Ayala (Valencia)

Assistant referees:
Marco Ivaldi (Italy)
Narciso Pisacreta (Italy)
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Match rules

* 90 minutes
* 30 minutes of silver goal extra time if necessary
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
* Seven named substitutes
* Maximum of three substitutions

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### Statistics[edit]

First half[2] | Statistic  | Valencia  | Marseille

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Goals scored  | 1  | 0
Total shots  | 8  | 4
Shots on target  | 3  | 0
Ball possession  | 50%  | 50%
Corner kicks  | 3  | 1
Fouls committed  | 16  | 11
Offsides  | 0  | 1
Yellow cards  | 2  | 1
Red cards  | 0  | 1

Second half[3] | Statistic  | Valencia  | Marseille

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Goals scored  | 1  | 0
Total shots  | 15  | 14
Shots on target  | 5  | 3
Ball possession  | 54%  | 46%
Corner kicks  | 3  | 4
Fouls committed  | 26  | 24
Offsides  | 2  | 1
Yellow cards  | 0  | 1
Red cards  | 0  | 0

Overall  | Statistic  | Valencia  | Marseille

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Goals scored  | 2  | 0
Total shots  | 23  | 18
Shots on target  | 8  | 3
Ball possession  | 52%  | 48%
Corner kicks  | 6  | 5
Fouls committed  | 42  | 35
Offsides  | 2  | 2
Yellow cards  | 2  | 2
Red cards  | 0  | 1

## See also[edit]

* 2003–04 UEFA Cup
* 2004 UEFA Super Cup
* Olympique de Marseille in European football
* Valencia CF in European football

## References[edit]

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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