Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15030 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-06-12
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

DVD Description
Having seen their share of comebacks, that Liverpool spirit was called upon again in the 2006 FA Cup Final as West Ham raced to a 2-0 lead. It was the Captain that inspired the team again, as Gerrards’ superb cross found Cisse - Liverpool were back in the game! The Reds continued to look for the equaliser and found it as Gerrard pounced on a Crouch assist to level it. The drama continued as Konchesky delivered a hopeful cross that looped in to restore the opposition’s lead, but entering injury time Gerrard rocketed home one of the best Cup Final goals ever scored, taking the game to Extra Time. Inevitably the match went to dreaded penalties, but with Reina in goal and memories of Istanbul flooding back, Liverpool looked the most confident. Strikes from Hamman, Gerrard and Riise saw the Cup return to Anfield!

Special Features
Post Match Interviews & Celebrations Liverpool Victory Parage Road to the Final - All the Liverpool Goals from the Round Stages.

Customer Reviews

Fa cup final 2006
A absolute amazing final definetly the best ive ever seen, with an outstanding display from steven gerrard. A great dvd which shows the whole 120 mins plus penaltys and the road to cardiff for both teams.
The only downside for me and most other reviews ive looked at is the commentary, disapointing it wasnt the bbc or sky sports. But a great dvd which even man utd fans i think might enjoy!!

overall - great

Great, Unless you Were Actually There
Ok, this was the greatest FA Cup Final of modern times. As one of the Liverpool fans lucky enough to have been at the great match, it is an event I will tell my grandchildren about. However, no DVD can ever capture what it was like.

The commentary is not the BBC original which (unsuprisingly) is the best and it fails to capture the wonderful spirit of the West Ham supporters (nothing but respect for them) or the deathly silence at the Liverpool end before Gerrard's second equaliser, as no one could see a way out. The game was wonderful, but the event was even better, and that simply cannot translate to the screen.

Having watched the wonder of Istanbul on TV, I find I can return to that easily, but having been there for this one, this DVD is just nothing to can compare to it.

As for the game? Liverpool were LUCKY! Every West Ham player deserved a winners medal for an extrordinary performance against all odds. Apart from Gerrard and maybe Hamman, the Liverpool team desrved to be on the losing team. But from the own goal to Ashton's poached strike to Cisse bringing the Reds back into it, Konchesky's fluke effort, Gerrard's heroic stunner in stoppage time (Ricky Villa eat your heart out!), Reina tipping the ball onto the post in the last minute of extra time, Harewood's miss and then the penalties, the game had everything.

Great game, but if you were in Cardiff on that memorable day, you might find this DVD underwhelming. But if you do buy it, freeze frame at 57:50 to see me on the side of the picture (red hair and dusty coloured jacket) doing my nut! Da da da, da da da, I fell in to the burning ring of fire...

Below expectation
Unfortunately the commenatary of the game is neither BBC or Sky Sports and is not quite to the same standard. It sounds like Ray Clemence is the co-commentator. Who does the commentary is a slight point but it just doesn't seem to have the same unbelievable element in fact I did wonder whether it was commentary done after the event.