Steven Gerrard in action during the Final and holding the trophy after the cup presentation.
The Reds won when Delfi Geli headed a cross into his own goal (photos below).
Had the Alaves's number 7 missed the ball (he wished he had) Steven was just behind him
to perhaps score.
2001 UEFA Cup Final.
Liverpool (5) v (4) Alaves. (Babbel 3m, Gerrard 16m, McAllister 40m pen,
Fowler 72m,
Geli 116' og,
Alonso 26m, Javi Moreno 47m & 49m,
Cruyff 88m). Liverpool won on a golden goal
(OG !).
Thursday May 16th. 2001. Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany.
Attendance: 48,050.
Liverpool FC:
1. Sander Westerveld (GK),
6. Markus Babbel, 2. Stéphane Henchoz (7. Vladimir Smicer 55min),
12. Sami Hyypiä (c),
23. Jamie Carragher,
17. Steven Gerrard,
16. Dietmar Hamann,
21. Gary McAllister,
13. Danny Murphy,
10. Michael Owen (15. Patrik Berger 78 min), 8. Emile Heskey (9. Robbie Fowler 64 min),
Deportivo Alavés:
1. Martin Herrera (GK),
4. Dan Eggen (19. Ivan Alonso Sub 22 min),
5. Antonio Karmona (c),
6. Oscar Tellez,
2. Cosmin Contra,
7. Delfi Geli, 15. Ivan Tomić,
16. Hermes Desio,
18. Martin Astudillo (11. Magno 46 min),
14. Jordi Cruyff, 9. Javi Moreno (10. Pablo 64 min).
30 minutes of 'golden goal' extra time if necessary.
Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing fourth in the 1999–2000 Premier League.
They beat Rapid București, Slovan Liberec, Olympiacos, Roma, Porto and then in the semi-finals Barcelona
(0-0 away) & (1-0 home ).
Liverpool were also making their first appearance in a European final since their ban from European competition
following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.
