The 2004 Carling Cup Final was played between Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough won the game 2-1 to clinch their first major trophy. Joseph-Désiré Job's second minute goal was the fastest ever scored in a League Cup final, but this record would be broken a year later by Liverpool's John Arne Riise. 5 minutes later, Middlesbrough won a penalty after Job was tripped in the box. Zenden stepped up to take the kick and was in the end fortunate to beat Jääskeläinen as he slipped while about to kick and as a result the ball went straight at the keeper but Jääskeläinen had dived to his left and the ball sailed in. Davies pulled one back for Bolton on 21 minutes but it wasn't enough and Boro were able to celebrate when the final whistle blew.

It remains the only League Cup final ever to have been played on the 29th February.

[edit] Match details

2004-02-29 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 2	Middlesbrough	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,634 Referee: Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)
	Davies  21'	Report	Job  2' Zenden  7' (pen.)

Bolton Wanderers

Middlesbrough

BOLTON WANDERERS: GK 22 Jussi Jääskeläinen RB 18 Nicky Hunt 87' CB 5 Bruno N'Gotty CB 26 Emerson Thome LB 3 Simon Charlton RM 8 Per Frandsen 23' 63' CM 16 Iván Campo 39' CM 10 Jay-Jay Okocha CM 4 Kevin Nolan 78' LM 6 Youri Djorkaeff CF 14 Kevin Davies Substitutes: GK 1 Kevin Poole DF 2 Anthony Barness MF 7 Stelios Giannakopoulos 87' FW 25 Javi Moreno 78' FW 9 Henrik Pedersen 63' Manager: Sam Allardyce

MIDDLESBROUGH: GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 15 Danny Mills CB 4 Ugo Ehiogu CB 6 Gareth Southgate LB 3 Franck Queudrue RM 14 Gaizka Mendieta CM 7 George Boateng 23' CM 20 Doriva LM 27 Boudewijn Zenden AM 10 Juninho CF 16 Joseph-Désiré Job 65' Substitutes: GK 35 Brad Jones DF 5 Chris Riggott MF 19 Stewart Downing FW 9 Massimo Maccarone FW 17 Michael Ricketts 90' 65' Manager: Steve McClaren

[edit] Road to Cardiff

[edit] Bolton Wanderers

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