The 123rd FA Cup final, in 2004, was held at the Millenium stadium, Cardiff. The finalists were Manchester United and Millwall.Man.Utd had finished runners up in the FA Premiership, while Millwall had finished 10th in division 1. But lower league teams had been known to win the FA Cup, such as Southampton in 1976.Millwall wore blue shirts with white sleeves, Man.Utd wore red shirts, white shorts and black socks. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opene...
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The 123rd FA Cup final, in 2004, was held at the Millenium stadium, Cardiff. The finalists were Manchester United and Millwall.Man.Utd had finished runners up in the FA Premiership, while Millwall had finished 10th in division 1. But lower league teams had been known to win the FA Cup, such as Southampton in 1976.Millwall wore blue shirts with white sleeves, Man.Utd wore red shirts, white shorts and black socks. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opener, heading home a cross from Giggs. At half time Man.Utd were 1-0 up-an unexpected score. And then in the second half Man.Utd stormed into action-in the 64th minute Ruud Van Nistlerooy, Holland, hit the Reds into a 2-0 lead, and then 9 minutes from time the Dutch striker scored again to make it 3-0.Once 90 minutes was up, Manchester United had won their 11th FA Cup-the 123rd Football Association challenge cup trophy was returning to the largest Premiership stadium.
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