1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

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1994 European Cup Winners
1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final programme.jpg
Match programme cover
Event1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup
Arsenal Parma
England Italy
1 0
Date4 May 1994
VenueParken Stadium, Copenhagen
RefereeVáclav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Attendance33,765
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The 1994 European Cup Winners Cup final was a football match on 4 May 1994 contested between Arsenal of England and Parma of Italy. It was the final match of the 1993–94 European Cup Winners Cup and the 34th European Cup Winners Cup final. The final was held at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, and Arsenal won 1–0 with the goal coming from Alan Smith.

Background[]

Having beaten Antwerp in the same competition in the previous year, Parma were aiming to become the first side to win consecutive finals; five sides had previously failed to do so after reaching the final for a consecutive year. The final was the first time that Parma had come up against English opposition. On the other hand, Arsenal had three times played out two-legged affairs with Italian clubs. The first meeting was in the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, when they overcame Lazio 4–2 on aggregate, drawing the first leg in Rome and winning the second leg 2–0 at Highbury. Arsenal had also faced Italians in the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup at the semi-final stage; Arsenal won 2–1 on aggregate. The most recent meeting was in the quarter-finals of this year's competition, where they overcame Torino 1–0 over two legs.[1]

It was the first time Parken Stadium had hosted the major European competition's final and the first time any European competition's final had been held in Denmark. The stadium had opened only recently – in 1992 – and was the home of Copenhagen and the Danish national football team, taking two years to construct at the cost of 640 million Danish kroner. It was built on the site of the national team's previous home, Idrætsparken.[2]

Route to the final[]

Further information: 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup
England Arsenal Italy Parma
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Denmark Odense 3–2 2–1 (A) 1–1 (H) First round Sweden Degerfors IF 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Belgium Standard Liège 10–0 3–0 (H) 7–0 (A) Second round Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–1 (3–1 p) 1–0 (A) 0–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Italy Torino 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Netherlands Ajax 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Semi-finals Portugal Benfica 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H)

Match[]

Summary[]

A crowd of 33,765 witnessed a tactical match. Parma's Tomas Brolin hit the post early on but, in the 20th minute, Lorenzo Minotti miss-hit an overhead clearance and Alan Smith capitalized, beating Luca Bucci with a left-footed volley.[3] Arsenal then invited pressure from Parma but, by controlling Gianfranco Zola and Faustino Asprilla, defended their lead and became the fourth London club to win the trophy.[4] The final was noted for Arsenal fans singing "one nil to the Arsenal" throughout the match.[5]

Arsenal were without their leading goalscorer Ian Wright, who missed the final through suspension as well as the injured John Jensen, Martin Keown, and David Hillier.[6] Arsenal were fielding a starting midfield of Ian Selley, Steve Morrow and Paul Davis. The famous back five of Seaman, Dixon, Adams, Bould and Winterburn was safely in place but with Wright suspended, Alan Smith was given a lone role up front with Merson and Kevin Campbell instructed to play wide in a 4-5-1.

Details[]

Arsenal England1–0Italy Parma
Smith 20' Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 33,765
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Arsenal
Parma
GK 1 England David Seaman
RB 2 England Lee Dixon
LB 3 England Nigel Winterburn
CM 4 England Paul Davis
CB 5 England Steve Bould
CB 6 England Tony Adams (c) Yellow card 25'
RW 7 England Kevin Campbell Yellow card 78'
CM 8 Northern Ireland Steve Morrow
CF 9 England Alan Smith
LW 10 England Paul Merson downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 11 England Ian Selley Yellow card 51'
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Andy Linighan
GK 13 England Alan Miller
MF 14 Republic of Ireland Eddie McGoldrick upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 15 England Ray Parlour
FW 16 Scotland Paul Dickov
Manager:
Scotland George Graham
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GK 1 Italy Luca Bucci
RWB 2 Italy Antonio Benarrivo
LWB 3 Italy Alberto Di Chiara
SW 4 Italy Lorenzo Minotti (c)
CB 5 Italy Luigi Apolloni
CB 6 Argentina Roberto Sensini
CM 7 Sweden Tomas Brolin
CM 8 Italy Gabriele Pin downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 9 Italy Massimo Crippa Yellow card 44'
AM 10 Italy Gianfranco Zola
CF 11 Colombia Faustino Asprilla Yellow card 45'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Italy Marco Ballotta
DF 13 Italy Roberto Maltagliati
DF 14 Italy David Balleri
MF 15 Italy Daniele Zoratto
FW 16 Italy Alessandro Melli upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Italy Nevio Scala

Assistant referees:
Czech Republic Josef Zvonic (Czech Republic)
Czech Republic Otakar Draštík (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Czech Republic Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "European Competitions 1993–94". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Parken". The Stadium Guide. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Football – Match (C2) Cup Winners' Cup : Arsenal vs. Parma". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "European Cup Winners' Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 26 January 2000. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. ^ JOE LOVEJOY (5 May 1994). "European Cup-Winners Cup: Smith's strike brings Arsenal European glory: Battling Londoners make light of the loss of Wright and Jensen". The Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. ^ "1. May 1994: Arsenal 1–0 Parma". Goal.com. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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