1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match on 10 May 1995 contested between cup holders Arsenal of England and Real Zaragoza of Spain. The final was held at Parc des Princes in Paris. It was the final match of the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 35th UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, and the first since the tournament changed name from the European Cup Winners' Cup. Zaragoza won the match 2–1 after extra time, preventing Arsenal from retaining the trophy that they had won in 1994.

1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final

Match programme cover
Event	1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Arsenal Zaragoza 1 2
After extra time
Date	10 May 1995
Venue	Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee	Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
Attendance	42,424

The first half was goalless. In the second half, Zaragoza's Juan Esnáider opened the scoring, before John Hartson scored Arsenal's equaliser. The game went into extra time and looked to be heading to a penalty shoot-out. However, with seconds remaining, former Tottenham midfielder, Nayim, scored a last-minute goal with a 40-yard lob over Arsenal goalkeeper, David Seaman, securing the win for Zaragoza.

Route to the final

Further information: 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Arsenal					Zaragoza
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Omonia	6–1	3–1 (A)	3–0 (H)	First round	Gloria Bistrița	5–2	1–2 (A)	4–0 (H)
Brøndby	4–3	2–1 (A)	2–2 (H)	Second round	Tatran Prešov	6–1	4–0 (A)	2–1 (H)
Auxerre	2–1	1–1 (H)	1–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Feyenoord	2–1	0–1 (A)	2–0 (H)
Sampdoria	5–5 (3–2 p)	3–2 (H)	2–3 (a.e.t.) (A)	Semi-finals	Chelsea	4–3	3–0 (H)	1–3 (A)

Match

Details

10 May 1995

20:15 CEST

Arsenal	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Real Zaragoza
Hartson 75'	Report	Esnáider 68' Nayim 119'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 42,424

Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

Arsenal

Real Zaragoza

GK 1 David Seaman RM 2 Lee Dixon LM 3 Nigel Winterburn  47' CM 4 Stefan Schwarz CB 5 Andy Linighan CB 6 Tony Adams (c) CB 7 Martin Keown  46' CF 8 Ian Wright RF 9 John Hartson  2' LF 10 Paul Merson  32' CM 11 Ray Parlour Substitutes: DF 12 Steve Morrow  47' MF 13 David Hillier  46' MF 14 Eddie McGoldrick FW 15 Chris Kiwomya GK 16 Vince Bartram Manager: Stewart Houston

GK 1 Andoni Cedrún RB 2 Alberto Belsué  66' LB 3 Jesús Solana CB 4 Fernando Cáceres CM 5 Nayim  105' CB 6 Xavi Aguado SS 7 Miguel Pardeza (c) CM 8 Santiago Aragón  85' CF 9 Juan Esnáider LM 10 Francisco Higuera  6'  67' RM 11 Gustavo Poyet Substitutes: MF 12 Óscar GK 13 José Belman MF 14 Jesús García Sanjuán  67'  114' MF 15 Geli  114' FW 16 José Luis Loreto Manager: Víctor Fernández

Assistant referees: Maurizio Padovan (Italy) Enrico Preziosi (Italy) Fourth official: Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions

Statistics

First half

	Arsenal	Zaragoza
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	2	7
Shots on target	1	0
Ball possession	50%	50%
Corner kicks	1	2
Fouls committed	—	—
Offsides	2	3
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	0

Second half

	Arsenal	Zaragoza
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	5	15
Shots on target	3	3
Ball possession	49%	51%
Corner kicks	1	2
Fouls committed	—	—
Offsides	5	8
Yellow cards	0	2
Red cards	0	0

Extra time

	Arsenal	Zaragoza
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	6	22
Shots on target	3	6
Ball possession	50%	50%
Corner kicks	2	3
Fouls committed	—	—
Offsides	6	8
Yellow cards	0	1
Red cards	0	0

Overall

	Arsenal	Zaragoza
Goals scored	1	2
Total shots	13	44
Shots on target	7	9
Ball possession	—	—
Corner kicks	4	7
Fouls committed	—	—
Offsides	13	19
Yellow cards	2	4
Red cards	0	0

See also

• 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
• 1995 UEFA Champions League Final
• 1995 UEFA Cup Final
• 1995 UEFA Super Cup
• Arsenal F.C. in European football

External links

• 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation