FA Cup Final 2004/5

The last time San Dimas and Claymore met in a final turned out to be surprisingly one-sided.

San Dimas High School 6 – 1  Claymore Athletic FC

Distin 4, 90                                               Rooney 67

Reid 67

Boumsong 90

Terry 90

Senderos 90

At the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Attendance 75,000

San Dimas High School won the 2004/2005 WSFFL FA Cup Final by the biggest ever Cup Final margin, beating title challengers and current champions Claymore Athletic FC. Peej restored Jean-Alain Boumsong to his starting XI, and his partnership with Man of the Match Sylvain Distin proved the difference between the two sides.

It was Distin who gave San Dimas an early advantage, nodding home a Johansson corner in the 4^th minute. San Dimas then absorbed great pressure from Claymore, but their impressive back line, also including Terry and Senderos, held firm.

After an even first half, the game exploded in the 67^th minute. Wayne Rooney finally breached the steadfast San Dimas defence with a right foot shot from the middle of the penalty area. From the kick-off, Andy Reid restored San Dimas’ advantage with a thundering 25 yard shot which beat Friedel all ends up. From then on, Claymore looked vulnerable, and the result became a rout in the latter stages, with the entire back four registering on the scoresheet.

San Dimas High School: Tomas Sorensen; Sylvain Distin, John Terry, Philippe Senderos, Jean-Alain Boumsong; Matt Holland, Jonatan Johansson, Andy Reid, Ricardo Gardner; Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Mateja Kezman
Subs: Stefan Postma; Alain Goma; Antoine Sibierski; Dean Ashton

Claymore Athletic FC: Brad Friedel;Fernando Hierro, Olivier Bernard, Steve Watson, David Weir; Leon Osman, Lee Clark, Steed Malbranque, Stuart Downing; Wayne Rooney, Robert Earnshaw
Subs: Paul Smith, Radhi Jaidi, Lee Carsley; Marcus Bent