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The 2004 Carling Cup Final was played between Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough won the game 2-1 to clinch their first major trophy. Joseph-Désiré Job's second minute goal was the fastest ever scored in a League Cup final, but this record would be broken a year later by Liverpool's John Arne Riise. 5 minutes later, Middlesbrough won a penalty after Job was tripped in the box. Zenden stepped up to take the kick and was in the end fortunate to beat Jääskeläinen as he slipped while about to kick and as a result the ball went straight at the keeper but Jääskeläinen had dived to his left and the ball sailed in. Davies pulled one back for Bolton on 21 minutes but it wasn't enough and Boro were able to celebrate when the final whistle blew.
It remains the only League Cup final ever to have been played on the 29th February.
[edit] Match details
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shootout if scores still level.
- Five named substitutes.
- Maximum of three substitutions.
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[edit] Road to Cardiff
[edit] Bolton Wanderers
| Round 2[1] |
Bolton Wanderers |
3–1 |
Walsall |
| Round 3 |
Bolton Wanderers |
2–0 |
Gillingham |
| Round 4 |
Liverpool |
2–3 |
Bolton Wanderers |
| Quarter-final |
Bolton Wanderers |
1–0 |
Southampton |
| Semi-final (1st leg) |
Bolton Wanderers |
5–2 |
Aston Villa |
| Semi-final (2nd leg) |
Aston Villa |
2–0 |
Bolton Wanderers |
| (Bolton Wanderers won 5–4 on aggregate) |
[edit] Middlesbrough
| Round 2[1] |
Middlesbrough |
1–0 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Round 3 |
Wigan Athletic |
1–2 |
Middlesbrough |
| Round 4 |
Middlesbrough |
0–0 |
Everton |
| (Middlesbrough won 5–4 on penalties) |
| Quarter-final |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1–1 |
Middlesbrough |
| (Middlesbrough won 5–4 on penalties) |
| Semi-final (1st leg) |
Arsenal |
0–1 |
Middlesbrough |
| Semi-final (2nd leg) |
Middlesbrough |
2–1 |
Arsenal |
| (Middlesbrough won 3–1 on aggregate) |
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