Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20702 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-06-12
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

DVD Description
Could the underdogs from the East End compete with the European Champions? The answer was an emphatic yes as West Ham surged into a two goal lead in under half an hour in this the 125th FA Cup Final.

First, a fantastic ball from the inspired Dean Ashton released the overlapping Scaloni, who crossed it hard and low, 1-0! Seven minutes later, and an Etherington shot was spilled out to Ashton, who gleefully fired the Hammers into a 2-0 lead.

As the Hammers looked to build on their impressive start, Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard began to weave his magic. A superb cross form the Reds talisman found striker Djibril Cissé, and Liverpool were back in the game at 2-1.

West Ham’s luck seem to be deserting them and in the 54th minute Gerrard pounced on a Crouch knock-down to emphatically level for Liverpool.

There was a time when a West Ham team might have capitulated, but not this team, brilliantly marshalled by Alan Pardew. With the crowd roaring them on, Irons full-back Konchesky put over a looping cross that evaded the Liverpool keeper and restored the Hammers' lead. 3-2

As the match moved into injury time could anything deny West Ham a glorious victory that their fans had waited 26 long years for? It seemed not. However, four minutes of added time had only just been announced when the ball fell to an unmarked Gerrard 35 yards out. What followed was possibly the best goal ever scored in an FA Cup Final and it was only this sheer individual brilliance which separated West Ham from their dream: 3-3.

Extra time still failed to split the teams, and so on to the dreaded penalty shoot-out. Liverpool just edged home as West Ham’s weary legs took their toll.

As West Ham reflected on their part in one of the great FA Cup Finals of all time, everyone agreed that Alan Pardew's team were both a credit to the club and to the memory of ex-managers Ron Greenwood and John Lyall.

It was a proud day to be a Hammers fan.

Come on you Irons!

Customer Reviews

What A Day To Be A West Ham United Fan!
The previous reviewer totally misses the point.

What about the fact that this match will go down as one of the greatest ever FA Cup finals?

What about the fact that our young team battled gallantly to get to the final?

What about the support on the day? (I was there and can safely say It was spine tingling)

So we lost the game, it happens and we only lost I might add due to Gerrard's brilliance. Livepool looked like a beaten team and in a game they were expected to win at a canter.

This day was up there with the best of my life and as a result, I will be happy to watch this battle again and again.

A fitting end to a superb first season back in the top flight which included wins over Arsenal at Higbury, a 4-0 drubbing of Aston Villa and my personal favourite, a 2-1 win over the spuds to keep them out of the Champions league. I hope the end of season DVD shows all their tears as they tropped out of Upton Park wearing their Barcelona shirts - OH DEAR! Love it.

COME ON YOU IRONS!

West Ham Bring out a dvd of a great game - but they lost in it
Fair enough it was a great game and everything but i still do not see why any west ham fan would want to re-watch a match which they ended up losing - i know i dont.