1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match on 10 May 1995 contested between cup holders Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

of England

England

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and Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...

of Spain

Spain

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. The final was held at Parc des Princes

Parc des Princes

The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed...

in Paris

Paris

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. It was the final match of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 35th UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

Final. Real Zaragoza won the match 2–1 after extra time

Overtime (sports)

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, preventing Arsenal from retaining the trophy that they had won in 1994.

Zaragoza's Juan Esnáider

Juan Esnáider

Juan Eduardo Esnáider is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker. His surname is a Spanish spelling reform of the German Schneider, which means "tailor"...

opened the scoring, before John Hartson

John Hartson

John Hartson is a former Welsh international footballer who played as a striker, best known for his spells with West Ham and Celtic. Hartson also featured prominently for Wales, earning 51 caps until his international retirement in 2006...

scored Arsenal's equaliser. The game went into extra time and looked to be heading to a penalty shoot-out, but with seconds remaining midfielder Nayim

Nayim

Mohammed Ali Amar , commonly known as Nayim, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder....

scored a spectacular last-minute goal

Last-minute goal

The term "last-minute goal" is used in sport, primarily association football, to describe a goal scored very late in a game. It may not necessarily refer to a goal scored in the actual final minute...

with a 40-yard lob over David Seaman

David Seaman

David Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury...

winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for Zaragoza.

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style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ARSENAL:
GK	1	David Seaman David Seaman David Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury...
DF	2	Lee Dixon Lee Dixon Lee Michael Dixon is a former English professional footballer born in Manchester.He formed part of the Arsenal defence from the late 1980s, through till 2002. He was capped 22 times for England, scoring once....
DF	3	Nigel Winterburn Nigel Winterburn Nigel Winterburn is a retired English footballer who played at left-back for Arsenal. He is best known for his role alongside Tony Adams, Martin Keown and Lee Dixon, forming a celebrated defensive line in the Premier League and European football during the 1990s.-Early career:Winterburn was born...
MF	4	Stefan Schwarz Stefan Schwarz Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz is a Swedish former footballer.Born to a German father, he played as a midfielder and a left-back. He started playing football at youth level in Kulladals FF and began his career at his hometown club Malmö FF...
DF	5	Andy Linighan Andy Linighan Andrew "Andy" Linighan is a former English football player.Linighan was born in Hartlepool into a footballing family – his brothers David and Brian were also professional footballers. He first played for his local side, Hartlepool United, before spells at Leeds United , Oldham Athletic and...
DF	6	Tony Adams Tony Adams (footballer) Tony Alexander Adams, MBE is an English football manager and former player.Adams spent his entire playing career of 22 years as a defender at Arsenal. He is considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time by the club's own fans and was included in the Football League 100 Legends...
DF	7	Martin Keown Martin Keown Martin Raymond Keown is a former English footballer. Widely regarded as one of the best man-markers of his generation, Keown played for six different football clubs during his career but it was with Arsenal that he will be best remembered. Keown made over three hundred appearances for Arsenal...
FW	8	Ian Wright Ian Wright Ian Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major...
FW	9	John Hartson John Hartson John Hartson is a former Welsh international footballer who played as a striker, best known for his spells with West Ham and Celtic. Hartson also featured prominently for Wales, earning 51 caps until his international retirement in 2006...
MF	10	Paul Merson Paul Merson Paul Charles Merson is a retired English football player, and former player-manager of Walsall. His playing career has included spells at Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and finishing his playing career at Tamworth. He also played for England 21 times...
MF	11	Ray Parlour Ray Parlour Raymond "Ray" Parlour , is a retired English footballer. He spent his career playing for Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Hull City. During his Arsenal career he was nicknamed "The Romford Pelé"; although the nickname was given with an ironic sense of humour, on account of his solid performance but...
Substitutes:
GK	13	Vince Bartram Vince Bartram Vincent Lee Bartram is an English former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He is now goalkeeping coach at Southampton F.C.-Career:...
DF	12	Steve Morrow Steve Morrow Stephen Joseph "Steve" Morrow is a Northern Irish former football player. He is currently International Partnerships Performance Supervisor at Arsenal Football Club, where he also played for much of the 1990s.-Playing career:...
MF	14	David Hillier David Hillier David Hillier is an English former footballer.Hillier was born in Blackheath, London and had played schoolboy football for his region before joining Arsenal in January 1984 as an associated schoolboy. He later became a trainee and turned professional in February 1988; Hillier captained the Arsenal...
MF	15	Eddie McGoldrick Eddie McGoldrick Edward John Paul "Eddie" McGoldrick is a former Irish footballer whose clubs included most notably Northampton Town, Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Manchester City...
FW	16	Chris Kiwomya Chris Kiwomya Christopher Mark Kiwomya is a former professional footballer of Ugandan descent, the brother of fellow player Andy Kiwomya....
Manager:
Stewart Houston Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach.A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972...

style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> REAL ZARAGOZA: | GK 1

Andoni Cedrún

Andoni Cedrún Ibarra is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:Cedrún was a youth product at Athletic de Bilbao, and managed to appear in 21 first-team matches during his first professional season, at only 20...

DF 2

Alberto Belsúe

Alberto Belsué Arias is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender.-Club career:After beginning with lowly Endesa de Andorra, Belsué joined La Liga side Real Zaragoza, where he would amass over 300 overall appearances, starting in the Aragonese side's two major conquests in the...

DF 4

Fernando Cáceres DF 3

Jesús Solana

Jesús Ángel Solana

Jesús Ángel Solana Bermejo is a retired Spanish footballer and a current coach.A defender, he was equally at ease in the left or middle.-Club career:...

MF 8

Santiago Aragón

Santiago Aragón Martínez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.He was a technically evolved player who often assumed playmaker duties, and played mainly for Real Zaragoza, appearing in more than 350 official games in 11 seasons - 10 in La Liga - and winning three major...

DF 6

Xavier Aguado

Xavier 'Xavi' Companys Aguado is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender....

MF 5

Nayim

Mohammed Ali Amar , commonly known as Nayim, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder....

MF 7

Miguel Pardeza FW 9

Juan Esnáider

Juan Eduardo Esnáider is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker. His surname is a Spanish spelling reform of the German Schneider, which means "tailor"...

MF 10

Francisco Higuera

Francisco Higuera Fernández is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder – sometimes he could appear in the forward position....

MF 11

Gustavo Poyet

Gustavo Augusto Gus Poyet Domínguez is a former Uruguay international footballer and current manager of English side Brighton & Hove Albion.During his playing career, Poyet featured for teams including Real Zaragoza, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur....

Substitutes: GK 13

José Belman

Jose Belman

José Francisco Belman González is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...

DF 14

Óscar

Óscar Luis Celada

Óscar Luis Celada , simply Óscar, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.-Football career:Born in Luarca, Asturias, Óscar arrived at local giants Sporting de Gijón in 1985, but had to wait three years for his first opportunities with the main squad...

MF 15

Jesús García Sanjuan

Jesús García Sanjuán

Jesús García Sanjuán is a former Spanish footballer, who played mostly as a central midfielder.Best known for his spell with hometown's Real Zaragoza, he helped it win the 1995 Cup Winners' Cup, then finished his professional career in Scotland, where he represented two clubs.-Playing career:A...

MF 12

Geli

Ángel de Juana García

Ángel de Juana García, aka Geli , is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.-Football career:...

FW 16

José Luis Loreto

José Luis Rodríguez Loreto is a retired Spanish footballer, who played as a striker.-Football career:...

Manager:

Víctor Fernández

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