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1. The 1979 FA Cup Final was played on May 12, 1979. The match became known as the "five-minute final", since three of the five total goals in the match were scored within the last five minutes. Which two teams, both of which usually wear red as the main color of their uniforms, played this match?

Answer: Arsenal and Manchester United

The final of the 1979 FA Cup was played at Wembley Stadium, and became a very exciting game in the last minutes of the game. Up to the 85th minute, Arsenal had led by a score of 2-0, but in the 86th minute, Gordon McQueen scored Manchester's first goal. Only two minutes later, Sammy McIlroy managed to score a second goal, which would've taken the game to extra time. Making the ending even more dramatic, Arsenal's Alan Sunderland scored another goal in the 89th, giving Arsenal their first FA Cup in eight years.

2. The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final was played on May 26, 1999, between Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Since the 6th minute, Bayern led the match with a goal by Mario Basler. However, two goals were scored in injury time by Manchester, hence the latter winning the trophy. Which English player, married to someone called Victoria, assisted both goals from corner kicks?

Answer: David Beckham

Played in Barcelona's Camp Nou, the 1999 Champions League final game is remembered as a very exciting one, because of how it ended. Just six minutes after the game started, Mario Basler scored a free kick and Bayern Munich led the match. At the final minutes of the second half, the referees announced three minutes of stoppage time to be added to the match. Teddy Sheringham, who entered the match at 67', scored the goal at 91' after David Beckham took a corner kick.

It looked as though the game would have extra time, but at 93', Norwegian forward Ole Gunnar Solskj�r, who had entered the match at 81', scored a second goal after another corner kick, again taken by Beckham, giving Manchester United an incredible victory, which helped complete their Treble (since they won the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Champions League).

3. On July 2, 2000, France and Italy played the final of an important international competition. Italian Marco Delvecchio put his team in advantage at 55', and the match would continue until 93', when Sylvain Wiltord would score the equalizer, and force the match to extra time, where France ultimately won. Which competition, which is held every four years, saw this match happen?

Answer: UEFA Euro

The UEFA Euro 2000 Final was played in the Netherlands. A goal by Marco Delvecchio 15 minutes after the second half started had Italy winning, and when it looked like it was over, Sylvain Wiltord scored a goal at 93', making the match tied. At that time, the rules of the competition said that in case that the regular time score was tied, the match would be defined with golden goal extra time, and if this time ended scoreless, there would be a penalty shootout.

However, French striker David Trezeguet scored the golden goal at 103', winning France's second Euro.

4. Brazil and Argentina played an exciting Copa America Final on a July 25th. Until minute 87', the game was tied 1-1, and Argentinian Cesar Delgado scored what looked like the winning goal. However, only six minutes later, at 93', Adriano scored for Brazil, forcing extra time and subsequently penalties. In which year, also host of the Athens Olympics, was this match played?

Answer: 2004

The final of the 41st Copa America tournament, which hosts South American countries and sometimes invited teams from other confederations, was played in Lima, Peru, between two teams whose rivalry is well known: Brazil and Argentina. Kily Gonzalez had put Argentina in the lead via a penalty kick at 20', and Luisao tied for Brazil at 45'. Almost at the end of the match, Cesar Delgado scored a last-minute goal, which appeared to be the end.

However, Adriano incredibly tied the game again at 93'. Eventually, Brazil would win the game in penalties, with a score of 4-2.

5. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup semi-final, which took place on July 4, 2006, Italy won with two very last-minute goals. In fact, they were scored at 119' and 121', just minutes away from the penalty shootout. Which country, whose goalkeeper was Jens Lehmann, faced Italy in this semi-final, and would eventually win the third place play-off?

Answer: Germany

Played in Germany, the 2006 World Cup semi-final would be a very painful match for German fans. The game went scoreless for 120 whole minutes, so the score would need to be decided through a penalty shootout. At 119', Fabio Grosso scored Italy's first goal, and two minutes later, Alessandro del Piero would kill the hopes of the Germans by scoring a second goal.

Italy went on to win that tournament, while Germany finished in third place by beating Portugal in the third-place play-off match.

6. The very controversial 2008-09 UEFA Champions League semi-final was played on May 6, 2009 between Chelsea and Barcelona. Michael Essien had scored an impressive goal at 9', and at 93', Iniesta scored, giving Barcelona the win because of the away goal rule. The game raised controversy because of the performance of referee Tom Henning �vreb�, who came from which country?

Answer: Norway

The first leg of the semi-final, played in Barcelona, had ended in a scoreless draw, so the match would be defined in London, at Chelsea's stadium. Ghanaian Michael Essien scored at 9', putting the match on Chelsea's side. The match continued, with several controversial calls by Norwegian referee Tom Henning �vreb�, even leading to Michael Ballack almost physically confronting him.

At 93', Andres Iniesta tied the game, which gave Barcelona the victory because of more away goals scored. At the end of the match, many of the players, most notably Didier Drogba, angrily complained and shouted at the referee, who was escorted out of the pitch by stadium stewards. Drogba referred to it as "a disgrace", while coach Guus Hiddink, in a post-game interview, said that there were at least 4 plays that were clear penalties in favor of Chelsea.

7. During the 2009-10 English Premier League, Manchester United played Manchester City on September 20, 2009. The final score was 4-3, with three of those goals scored within the last 10 minutes of the match. Manchester United's Scottish manager said that the match was probably "the best derby ever". Who was Manchester United's manager at that time?

Answer: Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013, when he retired. The Manchester derby was played at Old Trafford (Manchester United's stadium), and proved to be a very exciting match. Only two minutes after the match started, Wayne Rooney scored, and at 16', Gareth Barry equalized. Darren Fletcher scored for United at 49' and almost immediately, Craig Bellamy tied again.

The 2-2 score remained until 80', when Fletcher scored a second goal. at 90', Bellamy also scored another goal, making the game 3-3. Dramatically, Michael Owen scored the winning goal at 96'.

8. The Mexican Clausura 2013 Final was played on May 26, 2013, between teams Club America and Cruz Azul. Cruz Azul was in advantage since the 20th minute, when Teofilo Gutierrez scored. When it looked like Cruz Azul would finally win a title, America's defender Aquivaldo Mosquera scored a goal at 88', and at 93', Moises Mu�oz scored another goal, causing the game to go to extra time. In which position was Mu�oz playing for America?

Answer: Goalkeeper

The Mexican Clausura 2013 final was a very exciting game. Cruz Azul desperately wanted the title, since it would've been their first since 1997. They were very close of getting it, since the first leg had ended in a 1-0 win, and the second leg was also 1-0 Cruz Azul.

However, two last-minute goals, one by defender Mosquera at 88', and amazingly, another by goalkeeper Moises Mu�oz through a header at 93', made the game go to extra time, and then a penalty shootout that ended with America winning their eleventh title, and leaving Cruz Azul fans speechless.

9. The 2014 UEFA Champions League Final was played in Lisbon, Portugal on May 25, 2014, and saw Real Madrid play against Atletico de Madrid. It became a memorable match because of a goal by Sergio Ramos at 93', which forced the game to extra time. What was the final score of that match after 120 minutes, which gave Real Madrid their tenth Champions League trophy?

Answer: 4-1

This match was the first one in the history of the Champions League to feature two teams from the same city playing the final. Diego Godin, from Atletico, had scored the first goal at 36', and it all pointed to Atletico becoming champions. However, at 93'. Sergio Ramos scored a header goal to tie the match and force it to extra time.

After this, Atletico lost all hope, and within the last 10 minutes of extra time, Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals that defined the final, and got the white team their 10th Champions League win.

10. The 2014 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match between Netherlands and Mexico was played on June 29, 2014 in Brazil. At 48', Giovani Dos Santos had scored a goal for Mexico, and the score remained unchanged until the 88th minute, when Wesley Sneijder scored. When it all looked like it was to be decided at extra time, Arjen Robben fell inside the box and the referee sanctioned a penalty. Which Dutch player successfully kicked the penalty and won the match for Netherlands?

Answer: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

In one of the most painful matches I have ever witnessed (you'll have to understand that I'm Mexican), the Netherlands defeated Mexico with a score of 2-1, within the eight final minutes of the game! At 75', Portuguese referee Pedro Proen�a stopped the match for a colling break, which completely destroyed Mexico's pace.

At 88', Sneijder fired a powerful shot, which meant that the match was tied, and that extra time would be played. At 94', defender Rafael Marquez appeared to clip Robben inside the box, and Robben exaggeratedly fell, causing a penalty. Even though it is a hard decision, and to this day I can't really say if Robben dived or if it was indeed a foul, the point is that Huntelaar executed the penalty in a great way, and sealed Mexico's painful loss.

Source: Author Lpez

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