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| Event | 1998–99 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 21 March 1999 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Allan Nielsen (Tottenham Hotspur)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Terry Heilbron (County Durham) | ||||||
| Attendance | 77,892 | ||||||
| Weather | Rain | ||||||
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The1999 Football League Cup Final was played betweenTottenham Hotspur andLeicester City, atWembley on Sunday, 21 March 1999.
Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header fromAllan Nielsen after a cross from the right fromSteffen Iversen had been blocked by goalkeeperKasey Keller.[2]Justin Edinburgh became the last player to be sent off at theold Wembley, after angrily waving his arm towardsRobbie Savage following a particularly tough Savage challenge. In the last few minutes of the game,Ramon Vega made a last-ditch sliding tackle to denyEmile Heskey a goal for Leicester, afterIan Walker rushed off his line, and Allan Nielsen scored a diving header.[3][4]
Leicester City[edit]Round 2, 1st leg: Leicester City 3–0Chesterfield Round 2, 2nd leg: Chesterfield 1–3 Leicester City Round 3:Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City Round 4: Leicester City 2–1Leeds United Quarter-final: Leicester City 1–0Blackburn Rovers Semi-final, 1st leg:Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–1 Sunderland | Tottenham Hotspur[edit]Round 2, 1st leg:Brentford 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Round 2, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Brentford Round 3:Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Round 4:Liverpool 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 3–1Manchester United Semi-final, 1st leg: Tottenham Hotspur 0–0Wimbledon Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur |
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