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After a goal less draw on Sunday these two evenly matched sides return to Villa Park to find a winner. *NB* This coverage is NOT edited. Recorded live off the tv at the time of broadcast by pressing record and pause. Before the days of home editing.
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00:00First of all, Peter Drury.
00:02So uncompromisingly adult with some of the content of Sunday's game,
00:06but Alex Ferguson did advise against watching this replay alone.
00:10For the thousands who have reconverged on Birmingham though, that was never an option.
00:14Far from being cowed, they revel in the rawness of the rivalry.
00:19So does Emmanuel Petit, who's back for Arsenal,
00:22and he assured the world yesterday staying with Arsenal,
00:24despite his season's three red cards,
00:27the last of which cost him involvement on Sunday.
00:30Petit replaces Nelson Vivas, himself sent off then,
00:33in a gutter side which shows the other widely anticipated change.
00:36Frederik Jundberg comes in for Mark Overmars,
00:39whose late fitness test did yield a place among the subs.
00:42If Arsenal do go through to play Newcastle,
00:44it'll be the only time this century that the same two sides
00:48will have come together for successive cup finals.
00:51Roy Keane leads the Mancunian majority,
00:54believing that but for one X-rated decision,
00:56that possibility would by now be wiped out.
00:58Since the tenuous technicality that cost him Sunday's winner,
01:02his publicly philosophical attitude has done him great credit.
01:06Mind you, he's never needed much encouragement to re-join battle,
01:37and he does so in a significantly altered United line-up.
01:39Despite all that happened then, he also stands by his assistant Graham Atkins,
01:43whose fidgety flag precipitated so much fuss.
01:54A small piece of FA Cup history as Manchester United kick off the competition's last ever semi-final replay.
02:01For next year, the first meeting will have to decide.
02:04For now though, it's this season's fifth and definitively final meeting of England's top two teams.
02:11Neither has much of a concept of defeat.
02:14One of them, though, will have to taste it tonight.
02:17There is much pride and rather vast prize at stake.
02:20Yeah, very much so.
02:21And what a fortunate position from both sides, particularly United,
02:24being able to freshen up your side with the quality of sharing him with Solskjaer.
02:28You know, there'd be a pair in anybody's front line.
02:32Jasper Blomqvist.
02:39It's Eastbourne, out by Stapp.
02:42Came down for Vieira.
02:45Those long telescopic legs could be operating quite so efficiently there.
02:51Headed away by Keogh.
02:52It came to Beckham.
02:53It's three on three.
02:54It's Teddy Sherryman.
02:57It's Beckham.
02:59Fabulous goal.
03:03Absolutely fabulous goal from David Beckham.
03:07And Manchester United lead the FA Cup semi-final replay.
03:16You know, full marks to him here.
03:18Just prior to the little play we're cheering in there.
03:21I mean, he's seen it.
03:22He's reversed as underkeeper.
03:25Seaman's possibly thinking he's going for the other corner, but he's put a big curl on that.
03:28But where he's done particularly well in the move, just leading up to that, he caught up with some play.
03:33There was a header from Martin Keogh.
03:35Where he was first to react to the ball.
03:37And that's really what's made the, that's given the situation for the goal.
03:40Well, that's a fabulous shot.
03:46Fiera.
03:47Tackled by Keogh.
03:48Isn't it always?
03:49Yeah, Keogh has, Keogh's been very influential at the moment.
03:53Keogh.
03:53Perhaps, and I think Engel will be looking for a bit more from his, his strong midfield players.
03:58Fiera, and certainly Petty really hasn't made any impact on the game at the moment.
04:05Long from Keogh.
04:06Bergkamp's on to it.
04:07Stan Breiner is back again.
04:10Parler going through the inside right channel.
04:12Bergkamp coming in free on himself.
04:14Stalked Dennis Bergkamp.
04:16Well, he did.
04:17Tesch Schmeichel.
04:19There was a deafness of touch.
04:21Perhaps a dash of the unexpected to which British Schmeichel had to rise then from Dennis Bergkamp.
04:26There you see Bergkamp at his best.
04:28He's using Dixon as a dummy.
04:29He could play the ball through for Parler.
04:31And tries to hit it early on the outside of his right foot.
04:34The only problem is he can't quite get the power off his right side there.
04:37But no back lift at all.
04:39He's going for surprise.
04:40But a good save by the big game.
04:45They're both for Sherry.
04:48Blomqvist.
04:50Take you on Dixon.
04:52Blomqvist to the byline.
04:53Sherry on!
04:57The goal shook.
04:58The ball from his point of view was the wrong side of it.
05:02The wrong thing about Teddy Sherry.
05:03He's not quite.
05:04But he's got great appreciation.
05:06And this cutback.
05:07You know, he's a very, very good striker of the ball inside the box.
05:11And they thought he'd scored.
05:13And one thing he gives them, of course, is
05:15he's certainly the best header of the ball.
05:17They've got, of any of the forwards on the books.
05:21But at the moment, it's his little link-up play.
05:24He's just dropping off Adams and Keown.
05:25He's just giving the midfield runners a nice contact.
05:30Nice passes in there.
05:41David Beckham over the free-kick.
05:43Sherry's gone near post and got a flick.
05:49He left them all behind.
05:51There's a liveliness and invention, a desire about Teddy Sherry tonight.
05:59And he very nearly scored.
06:01I mean, that's a hair's breadth in there.
06:03He's got the nick.
06:04He'll have thought he scored when he's touched it up.
06:06And I think David Sleeman might have thought he had as well.
06:13And Roy Keown is the third player on the evening.
06:15And he's going to be booked.
06:34And sometimes he is a great competitor, a great player.
06:38Sometimes he does over-stretch in a situation like that.
06:41I mean, he knows full well if you're tackling from behind, you're running the risk.
06:46A lot of fire in a lot of bellies now.
06:49For the last time, these two teams met in a semi-final at Villa Park.
06:52Arsenal leg 1-0 at half-time.
06:57Tonight, heading towards half-time.
07:01They trail.
07:02And they have one of their star performers, as you saw there, over-mars on the bench.
07:05And Petit is breaking free here.
07:07And Peter Schmeichel knelt up, stood strong.
07:12And restricted him just to a corner.
07:14That's good goalkeeping.
07:15But this is the first real bit of indecision in the United's defence.
07:19It's a deflection.
07:20I don't think Petit could realise he's locked.
07:22He's good for it to finish up, clean through.
07:24Good standing up from the great Sir, great Dane.
07:28Petit's ball in.
07:29Butts header away.
07:31Dixon able to hurry for him.
07:33Solskjaer putting pressure on him.
07:34Petit with the ball in towards the edge of the penalty area.
07:38Solskjaer arriving late.
07:50It's Petit's free kick with good pace.
07:53Better away by Keane.
07:55Petit can re-deliver.
07:58And Nelka near post.
07:59Jumbo competing for it.
08:01Jonsson got up there too.
08:03An unbeaten FA Cup run.
08:0614 matches long.
08:07An unbeaten run in all competitions of 21 games.
08:10They last lost on this round against Aston Villa in mid-December.
08:14They're trailing now.
08:16And well, they have it to chase.
08:18Yeah, but the signs were just before half-time.
08:20They were getting stronger.
08:21They were driving the game.
08:24Bergkamp taking on Stamm again.
08:26And Nelka nearly steaming them away from the pair of them.
08:33Deone on the retreat at the other end.
08:37And Siewen into the start.
08:48I wonder how long it'll be before we get the giant canu on.
08:52I wonder if Wenger might say,
08:54all right, we'll get little or nothing from Jumbo.
08:59Sheringham for Keane.
09:00And Solskjaer.
09:01Only going to Solskjaer.
09:02Flags down.
09:03Oh, Gordon.
09:05Gordon shots.
09:08Yeah, he rushed it.
09:09He has a tendency, Solskjaer, to hit the shots early.
09:14I think he could have taken this one in.
09:16I mean, they're desperate for offside and he...
09:18Well, he's...
09:19Oh, I don't know.
09:20I don't know.
09:21It looks level.
09:22He looks as if he is onside.
09:24I thought he could have ran in on the keeper a little bit more,
09:26but he has a tendency to take shots early.
09:30And it's almost scored himself.
09:36Winterburn, horribly closed down by Beckham,
09:39whose pressure was made to tell in the loose-ish pass,
09:42but Bergkamp has it back.
09:45Petit.
09:46Great tackle by Nicky Blanc.
09:49Key.
09:53Saw film level really well.
09:55And Sheridan was pulled wide.
10:01Blomqvist!
10:03Good save.
10:04It's near close by David Seaman.
10:06Yes, for Blomqvist was all alone.
10:09And it's cheering him again out on the left-hand side.
10:13Threads him through.
10:14But you don't expect to see an Arsenal defence leaving that much space
10:17in the middle of the...
10:18in the heart of their defence.
10:29Beckham with the corner.
10:32At the whole tail.
10:35Keyone's header away.
10:37And Nelk has come to meet it.
10:38Bergkamp has it.
10:42Winterburn's come flying away from the edge of his own penalty area.
10:44in the seam parlour.
10:46Bearing down on the edge of the other penalty area.
10:55Lindbergh's throw.
10:56Dixon.
10:57Petit.
11:04Adams for Winterburn.
11:06Arsenal getting a bit of a feel of it now.
11:08Vieira.
11:09Dixon.
11:22Wynterburn.
11:23Winterburn.
11:23United holding their shape
11:25with a terrific determination.
11:27No way through.
11:28Arsenal keeping ball though with Parle.
11:30And now Dixon does have a yard or two.
11:34Stam was aware of that though.
11:35Dixon will have another crack maybe.
11:41Parle.
11:42And Nelk.
11:46He's immense.
11:47He's immense in this game.
11:50Roy Keane is absolutely immense.
11:54Parle.
11:56For Nelk.
11:58Now that was a side of goal.
12:00That was a good chance.
12:09It's his free kick.
12:10Nelk is lay off.
12:11Nelk will get a second bite maybe.
12:13But.
12:14But bit in.
12:16And Giggs received.
12:18And Solskjaer has it.
12:19And Beckham is steaming up on the far side.
12:21And Giggs is going through the middle.
12:23It's Oligron of Solskjaer.
12:24Beckham has checked off.
12:26It's David Beckham from Manchester United.
12:29And the chance disappeared.
12:31In the twinkling of an eye.
12:32But a lightning.
12:33Taking on Martin Keone.
12:35And a good.
12:36It's off shot.
12:38Seaman was far.
12:43There's not many players can outrun Martin Keone.
12:45He may have had a slight start.
12:47A fully expected Keone.
12:49Who's done quite well to put.
12:50Just angle him away from goal.
12:52Dixon.
12:54Carl.
12:57Dixon.
12:58Neville doubling up.
13:00Carl has gone square to Winterberg.
13:04Overmars is down the line.
13:07This is Bergkamp.
13:09Bergkamp has turned.
13:10Bergkamp's hit one.
13:15Magnificent equaliser for Arsenal.
13:18There's no one in the side.
13:20To whom it means more than Dennis Bergkamp.
13:24He missed last year's final.
13:26And he's down to feel a bit of another.
13:30Well there's the turn.
13:31The shot.
13:32And it's taken a deflection hasn't it.
13:34Was it off Stam?
13:35I mean Bergkamp's turned lovely.
13:37Oh that's gone off Stam's left knee.
13:39Schmeichel no chance.
13:41And that has always been the fear.
13:43The threat.
13:44United have had all the chances.
13:45In this half certainly.
13:47Now all of a sudden back on terms.
13:49Knowing the Arsenal's resilience.
13:51You wouldn't bet against them at this stage.
13:53Although I think in terms of chances.
13:55And in terms of quality.
13:56United have been far the better side.
14:01A weakness in Teddy's locker.
14:03I've been praising him all night.
14:04But he's been excellent.
14:05He's controlling.
14:06He's...
14:07I think I've played Phoenix.
14:08That's where he likes.
14:09He just hasn't got that little bit of acceleration.
14:11That little bit of drive.
14:12That would have been a knocking for him.
14:18The onsen across.
14:19Bergkamp has got the lock of the bounce.
14:21Inolka is square.
14:22Bergkamp's had a go.
14:23It's come back to Inolka who must score.
14:281-0-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 Nolka.
14:40has convinced he's scored, 20,000 Arsenal folk concur
14:47but David Ellery and Mike North may be about to wipe out the grid
15:00it's a Manchester United free kick
15:06and he was offside, oh good decision
15:10and the big Dane who hasn't made a mistake all night Schmeichel
15:14it's Roy Keane, Keane went tight again
15:19and having been Bob Turner in the game is sent off
15:28yeah exactly a carbon copy of the tackle he got booked for in the first half
15:31I mean we've talked about his quality, we've talked about everything else
15:36and there's the free kick
15:39headed away by Sheringham
15:42Napstern competing for a prize of hand ball, it's all getting massively frenetic now
15:52Karla plays it in, Adams is still forward, Jonsson's got it away, Bergkamp, Dennis Bergkamp
15:59it's saved by Schmeichel, Adams is still forward, Karla to play it in now
16:05and behind by Neville for a corner
16:12Alex Ferguson has the conundrum that Arsene Wenger had in the first game
16:16he only has 10 to play with
16:20and Paul Scholes is readying himself
16:29Patiz ball in, Adams got a touch, Keogh's in there, Anelka's in there, Schmeichel made himself big
16:35it's United's ball
16:37over Mars
16:43up in the air by Jonsson, gathered by Anelka
16:47Parler's got a lot of the field to himself
16:50it's Ray Parler for Arsenal, tackle by Philip Neville, a penalty
16:58yes we took a long look at that did referee David Ellery but from the minute Philip Neville left the
17:03leg out
17:04I don't think there's going to be any hesitation about that, that's no one can have any complaints about that
17:12it wasn't a snap decision by the referee, you have time to measure it
17:17in the 92nd minute of the semi-final replay
17:23Dennis Bergkamp who scored Arsenal's equaliser has a chance to send them back to Wembley
17:33oh what a save
17:37unbelievable
17:42we are talking about defining moments in a domestic season
17:50Schmeichel could just be earning himself a glorious goodbye
18:04it is extra time because of Peter Schmeichel
18:09Dennis Bergkamp had beaten him with the second half equaliser
18:12but couldn't beat him with the penalty in the 92nd minute
18:15so we will be back with extra time
18:29Dwight York has replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Manchester United at the beginning
18:34of the second extra time period inside four days
18:39between the nation's two top football clubs
18:44by the end of this they'll have battled it out for four hours
18:50after three and a half you still can't divide
18:58thealta bomb
19:03York
19:04over Mars
19:04New at the indiscretion from Roy Key
19:16Dixon
19:24Pierre, Petit, Winterberg, just looking at United, I wonder if it's a temper thing, they've switched both their wide players
19:35onto the opposite flank, Beckham's defending on the left and Giggs on the right, over the last, was threatening through
19:40the middle then,
19:48Stamm with a header away, that was a mighty header as well, Adams was right on top of him there,
19:55Petit to re-deliver, Vieira to climb, Stamm again to get it away, and Beckham brought it down, certainly his
20:03arm was upraised, whether he used it for control, you'd need to see again, but Arsenal have it back anyway,
20:08with Bergkamp, Parlewai, Anelka, Anelka's delivery,
20:16Certainly Giggs is playing on this right-hand side, I wonder if that's, because they feel he's quicker and can
20:21help deal with this guy a bit easier, Overmars, Overmars away from Giggs, and the evidence of that he can't,
20:37Great setting up, great shot, and a great save,
20:44Can't quite see what's up with the big goalkeeper there, whether he's hit the ground a bit fierce, or whether
20:48it's,
20:49As soon as he made the save, he waved at the bench,
20:53That is Johnny's elbow, or,
20:56Into his ribs or something,
21:18Michael strapped up to face the court, Petit to play it in,
21:24Overmars to retreat and regun,
21:27Bergkamp,
21:30At my skulls,
21:36He adopted that characteristic star shape of his, made himself huge, and spared the blushes of Ronnie Johnson,
21:48He just fills the goal, doesn't he?
21:54Beckham,
21:56Scholes,
22:00Tackle was by Vielle,
22:02Profiting is Overmars, Bergkamp one way, Overmars will have a crack,
22:08Always a bit too much away swing,
22:10Always a bit too much away swing,
22:16Never,
22:18It's a lovely way to ask an ailing goalkeeper to run,
22:24Who's,
22:25Who's got a problem there?
22:27Who's got a problem there?
22:28That's the way,
22:29Who's got a problem there?
22:40Who's got a problem there?
22:52Who's got a problem there?
22:55And he's run away from Viera,
22:57It's Ryan Geeks looking into the Pinnals area,
23:00Geeks,
23:01Oh,
23:01Fantastic!
23:02What a goal!
23:14You have seen a magician wave along,
23:19And counter-uppertry,
23:26Which the FA Cup in all its glory has passed,
23:34Can't revel it,
23:36Oh look,
23:37He's picked this up deep,
23:38Surrounded by red shirts,
23:40Nowhere else to go,
23:41But he might as well beat the lot of them,
23:42And he does,
23:43Oh,
23:43He crashes it in from an unbelievable angle,
23:47That is one of the great FA Cup goals of all time,
23:50One,
23:51Two,
23:51See ya,
23:52Bye bye,
23:53Bang!
23:57Ryan Geeks,
24:01A little bit fortunate there,
24:02I think when he went between the two players,
24:04He certainly deserved that fortune,
24:07Ryan Geeks on 108 minutes,
24:17And that was the little bit of genius that great players can give you,
24:25Winterberg,
24:27Adams,
24:32Overmark,
24:34Didn't come to an L Cup,
24:36Because Nicky Buck was there,
24:38But Winterberg has it back,
24:40Winterberg into the penalty area,
24:41Stam away,
24:43Now fatigue,
24:45Now Burncap,
24:47Burncap's shot was chased down by Philip Neville,
24:50It's an Arsenal corner,
24:51At the moment it's just a red siege isn't it?
24:54United have just had a stamp firm,
24:56Kick it away,
24:57Kick it away,
24:57Head it away,
24:58Scrap it away,
24:59Battle it away,
25:04Fantastic drive,
25:06Less than five minutes to play an extra time,
25:09The tees ball in,
25:11Adams climbing for it,
25:12It's come all the way through to Dennis Bergkamp,
25:15Bergkamp to play it back in,
25:17Oh,
25:21That is how close Tony Adams came,
25:24To equalising for Arsenal,
25:26Well, I must confess when he,
25:27When he got on the end of this,
25:28I mean this is a precision ball from Bergkamp,
25:30I thought that he'd actually taken the responsibility off,
25:33Uh,
25:34Keelan,
25:34I think it was,
25:36Is that?
25:37He's going to shave the outside of the post,
25:40Long to Walter Nelka,
25:41Flip for Bergkamp,
25:42Out by Johnson,
25:46Anywhere will do for Philip Neville,
25:52Giggs is limping now,
25:54I wonder whether it might be time to say,
25:55Put Irwin on anyway as a safety,
25:57Just in case has to go to penalties as well,
25:59Irwin's an excellent spot kicker as well,
26:03Long by Dixon,
26:04Cardu will jump,
26:05And get the flick,
26:06And Stan would jab it away,
26:10The errors want it back,
26:12York is doing his share of defending,
26:14Yeah,
26:14He's having to fill in for Ryan Giggs,
26:16Ryan Giggs can hardly budge now,
26:17Just off the field,
26:22Cardu,
26:23Touched by Keough,
26:24Up went goal,
26:25Down for Nelka,
26:30Quite a useful chance at this stage of the game,
26:33Good knockdown here,
26:34Vieira's kept it in the danger zone,
26:36And he did look as if he got any,
26:38Any real belief he's got to score,
26:41He's played like that all night for me,
26:53That's it,
26:55Alex Ferguson's triple chance is still alive,
26:59Manchester United go to Wembley,
27:02At Arsenal's expense,
27:04Courtesy of absolute brilliance by Ryan Giggs,
27:12Immediately ahead of Peter Schmeichel,
27:15The penalty saving hero,
27:16And his team mate Turin,
27:19And a title run in,
27:21But there's an epic cup final,
27:24For Alex Ferguson to consider now as well,
27:30Arsene Wenger's double,
27:32Double,
27:33Double,
27:33Dream bubble,
27:34Has finally been bust,
27:39It's the Reds of Manchester United,
27:41Who will,
27:42Come buzzing down the edge six,
27:45And down Wembley way,
27:47Three weeks into May,
27:52One Welsh wizard,
27:54With one magic moment,
27:58And after extra time,
28:00In the last ever,
28:01FA Cup semi-final replay,
28:05Manchester United have beaten Arsenal,
28:07By two goals to one,
28:11What a game Alex,
28:13I don't know how you describe it,
28:15You get to search the memory bank to get one that's better than that,
28:19And,
28:19A fantastic goal to win it by Giggs,
28:21I suppose that was the only way you were really going to score at the end there wasn't it?
28:24Well,
28:24We needed a spark of genius and we got it,
28:27It was a purely fantastic,
28:28Just sheer genius,
28:30The boys,
28:31When Ryan's like that,
28:32No one can match him.
28:33What a penalty save.
28:36Yeah well,
28:37I mean,
28:38I picked the right side,
28:39You know,
28:39It is like a lottery,
28:41When you're a goalkeeper and you're up against a penalty,
28:46I picked the right side,
28:47It was in a good height for me as well,
28:49So,
28:50I'm quite happy with that,
28:51And,
28:51I found out,
28:52A couple of minutes later,
28:53It was a very important time as well,
28:55In the game.
28:56The goal is allowed,
28:57And the missed penalty,
28:58And,
28:59I think as well,
29:00Mentally,
29:00It was a little bit too much,
29:03But,
29:04And after that,
29:05We were unlucky on,
29:06Nearly the only chance they have in the extra time they score,
29:10What can you do?
29:11It can happen to anybody,
29:12But you have given everything,
29:14And that's the most important.
29:15Right
29:16Against an individual
29:17Right
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