Liverpool broke West Ham hearts by prevailing 3-1 on penalties to lift the FA Cup after coming from 2-0 and 3-2 down in the 2006 final to draw 3-3 in a gripping 120 minutes of action at the Millennium Stadium.
This fixture was the sixth and last time the Welsh capital hosted the FA Cup final, returning to its home at the newly-rebuilt Wembley the following year, and it will go down as a classic.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the match, which took place on this day 14 years ago:
The preamble
The final
? #OTD in 2006…
? @LFC 3-3 @WestHamUtd (Liverpool won 3-1 on penalties)
? A stunning 30-yard strike from Steven Gerrard forced West Ham into extra-time. pic.twitter.com/PTljbmlpIM
— The Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) May 13, 2019
West Ham took a surprise 21st-minute lead when Jamie Carragher unwittingly turned Lionel Scaloni’s cross into his own net, while before the half-hour, Dean Ashton capitalised on Pepe Reina fumbling a shot to score the rebound. Djibril Cisse volleyed in shortly after to halve the deficit before Steven Gerrard drove home in the 54th minute. Reina’s bad day continued when a cross-shot from Paul Konchesky flew over the back-pedalling Spaniard and into the net. However, in the first minute of added-on time, West Ham failed to sufficiently clear their lines and Gerrard rifled the ball beyond a despairing Shaka Hislop.
The penalties
