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  • 2012 FA Cup Final
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  • For the first 60 minutes of the match, Liverpool did not have the necessary drive to trouble their opponents, and were well controlled by Chelsea. A series of errors let Ramires in to fire Chelsea into the lead with 11 minutes gone and, after Liverpool had failed to get back into the match, Didier Drogba doubled their lead shortly after half time with a neat finish between the legs of Martin Skrtel. Dalglish brought on Andy Carroll in response, who quickly pulled a goal back with a fierce shot in the box after some good footwork. Carroll put in an excellent shift that lifted his teammates, who dominated the final 30 minutes. Carroll thought he equalised with 10 minutes remaining when his header was clawed out of the goal by Chelsea 'keeper Petr Cech, but the linesman ruled the ball had not
  • Chelsea won the final 2–1, claiming their fourth FA Cup title in six years. Ramires put Chelsea in front in the 11th minute, and Didier Drogba doubled their lead just after the break. Liverpool halved the deficit in the 64th minute through Andy Carroll, but Chelsea held on to secure the FA Cup for the seventh time.
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  • 1
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  • 2011
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Date
  • 2012-05-05
Type
  • game
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  • 1
  • 2
Attendance
  • 89102
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  • Liverpool FC Wiki:Featured content#Games
Title
  • 2012
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  • 2
Event
  • 2011
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City
  • London
Opponent
  • Chelsea
Time
  • 1035.0
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  • 2013
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  • 9.0
  • Mostly cloudy
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  • Chelsea won the final 2–1, claiming their fourth FA Cup title in six years. Ramires put Chelsea in front in the 11th minute, and Didier Drogba doubled their lead just after the break. Liverpool halved the deficit in the 64th minute through Andy Carroll, but Chelsea held on to secure the FA Cup for the seventh time. In the United Kingdom, the final was televised live in HD on ITV1 and also on ESPN. A peak of 11.2 million saw the climax of the game on ITV1 with 8.9 million viewers on average watching the live match coverage. It was the highest-rating final since the 2007 final. ESPN had 397,000 viewers for its coverage of the final.
  • For the first 60 minutes of the match, Liverpool did not have the necessary drive to trouble their opponents, and were well controlled by Chelsea. A series of errors let Ramires in to fire Chelsea into the lead with 11 minutes gone and, after Liverpool had failed to get back into the match, Didier Drogba doubled their lead shortly after half time with a neat finish between the legs of Martin Skrtel. Dalglish brought on Andy Carroll in response, who quickly pulled a goal back with a fierce shot in the box after some good footwork. Carroll put in an excellent shift that lifted his teammates, who dominated the final 30 minutes. Carroll thought he equalised with 10 minutes remaining when his header was clawed out of the goal by Chelsea 'keeper Petr Cech, but the linesman ruled the ball had not crossed the line. Chelsea saw out the rest of the match to deny Liverpool their cup double.