The penalties are over. Andrés Palop saved three of Espanyol’s four penalties as Sevilla won the UEFA Cup final 3-1 on spot-kicks following a thrilling 2-2 draw after extra time. Juande Ramos becomes the first coach to guide a team to back-to-back victories in the competition, while Sevilla are the first club since Real Madrid CF in 1986 to retain the trophy.
Puerta (Sevilla) scores from the penalty spot.
Jônatas (Espanyol) missed the penalty saved by the goalkeeper.
Daniel Alves (Sevilla) misses from the penalty spot.
Pandiani (Espanyol) scores from the penalty spot.
Dragutinović (Sevilla) scores from the penalty spot.
Luis García (Espanyol) missed the penalty saved by the goalkeeper.
Kanouté (Sevilla) scores from the penalty spot.
The referee ends the second period of extra time. The UEFA Cup final will be decided on penalties after both teams scored in extra time, Espanyol with five minutes remaining when Sevilla were dominating.
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Jônatas (Espanyol) scores! With Sevilla seemingly set for glory, Jônatas scores a second equaliser for Espanyol by firing home a curling right-footer which took a big deflection off Christian Poulsen.
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Puerta (Sevilla) is shown a yellow card.
The referee brings the first period of extra time to an end.
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Kanouté (Sevilla) scores! Kanouté produces a goal in the UEFA Cup final for the second time in two seasons as he turns in a cross from Jesús Navas to put Sevilla in front again just before the end of the first period of extra time.
The final whistle is blown. Extra time becomes necessary to separate the Spanish sides and it may yet go to penalties after an exciting final is deadlocked at 1-1. Sevilla finished the 90 minutes much the stronger after a flurry of late chances but Espanyol held them at bay.
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Jônatas (in) - De la Peña (out) (Espanyol)
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Kanouté (Sevilla) is shown a yellow card.
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Renato (in) - Adriano (out) (Sevilla)
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Lacruz (in) - Tamudo (out) (Espanyol)
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Moisés (Espanyol) is shown a second yellow card and is dismissed.
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Kerzhakov (in) - Luís Fabiano (out) (Sevilla)
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Luís Fabiano (Sevilla) is shown a yellow card.
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Pandiani (in) - Rufete (out) (Espanyol)
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Jesús Navas (in) - Maresca (out) (Sevilla)
The referee blows for half-time. The half finishes all-square and it would take a brave man to stake much on the final outcome after Espanyol rallied to peg back holders Sevilla in what has been an open, free-flowing first period with chances at either end.
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Riera (Espanyol) scores! Espanyol recover in fine style as Albert Riera produces a fabulous individual goal, picking the ball up on the halfway line and cutting inside onto his right foot to skip past Alves Daniel, who got the final touch on to Riera's deflected shot which beat Palop to find the corner of the net.
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Moisés (Espanyol) is shown a yellow card.
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Adriano (Sevilla) scores! Adriano Correia opens the scoring for Sevilla after latching onto a huge and effective throw-out by goalkeeper Andrés Palop before sprinting clear of David García to slip the ball past Gorka Iraizoz.
Andrés Palop saved three of Espanyol’s four penalties as Sevilla won the UEFA Cup final 3-1 on spot-kicks following a thrilling 2-2 draw after extra time. Juande Ramos becomes the first coach to guide a team to back-to-back victories in the competition, while Sevilla are the first club since Real Madrid CF in 1986 to retain the trophy.