Aardvark Abacus lifted the trophy three years ago with this performance...
Aardvark Abacus 3
O’Neil 43, Hreidarsson 90, Gallas 90
Vs (3)
Trusted By Millions 2
Crespo 25, Mido 66
31 December 2005, at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Attendance - 78,000
The Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy was won by Aardvark Abacus, who regained the trophy they originally won in 1996/97 by beating Trusted By Millions by 3-2 in a hard-fought final.
The competitive nature of the final was emphasised in the early stages, with hard challenges leading to some early substitutions. After the game took shape, Trusted initially made the running and went ahead midway through the first half. A Steven Gerrard-inspired move was finished off neatly by Crespo at the far post. Ady’s team however fought back, Keane going clear on a couple of occasions before being pulled back for offside, before Gary O’Neil levelled with a deft strike just before half time.
The second half see-sawed in the early stages, and Trusted again went ahead, Mido finishing off a move following a Le Tallec cross on 66. However, inspired by an energetic midfield performance by Man-of-the-Match O’Neil, Aardvark fought back and took control, and two late goals, both headers, from the recalled Hreidarsson and Gallas, pipped Trusted, and gave the victory to Aardvark. Hard luck on Beef, but congratulations to Ady!
The Aardvark line-up was:
GK - Cech
DEF - Campbell, Gallas, Hreidarsson, Heinze
MID - Scholes, Park, O’Neil, Alonso
ATT - Baros, Keane
Subs: Jones, Lauren, Solano, Gudjohnsen
And Trusted went in with...
GK - Schwarzer
DEF - Thatcher, Knight, Dawson, Carragher
MID - Le Tallec, Ambrose, Dunn, Gerrard
ATT - Crespo, Mido
Subs: Jaaskaleinen, Taylor, Rossi, Angel
Zat Knight and David Dunn on the losing side a year after winning with Boston Rock. Eidur Gudjohnsen picking up a winners medal after two PCMT final defeats previously.
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