The 2004 Football League Cup final was a football match that took place on 29 February 2004 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was the final match of the 2003–04 Football League Cup, the 44th edit
The pre-match ceremony
Boudewijn Zenden (pictured playing for Liverpool in 2005) assisted Middlesbrough's first goal and scored their second. He received the Alan Hardaker Trophy for the final's man of the match.
Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer was praised by his manager for recovering from an error.
Jay-Jay Okocha
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Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He had 73 caps for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scoring 14 goal
2004 Football League Cup final
…Youri Djorkaeff would have put Bolton back into the lead, but referee Mike Riley disallowed it for an earlier handball; they scored minutes later from Jay-Jay Okocha's free kick. Liverpool got a second equaliser from a 25-yard Vladimír Šmicer strike, but with a minute remaining Salif Diao fouled Kevin Davies in the…
Okocha in 2017
Okocha playing for Eintracht Frankfurt c. 1992
Okocha (first from right, below), alongside Kaká, Seedorf, Puyol, Makélélé, Salgado, Pires and Júlio César, before an exhibition match as part of the Abraham Accords Festival and Games, held at Expo 2020 in Dubai.