1998 FA Cup Final at Old Trafford, Shearer scored the winner against Sheffield United. Arsenal were appearing in the final of the FA Cup for the first time since 1993. They had won the cup on six separate occasions (in 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979 and 1993) and lost the showpiece final by the same amount. Newcastle in contrast were making their first Cup final appearance in 24 years. The club had won six FA Cups, and came runners-up five times, most recently against Liverpool in 1974. The 1998 final marked the third meeting between Arsenal and Newcastle United in Cup final history. Newcastle
1998–99 Kazakhstan Cup Final 1998–99 Kazakhstan Cup Final The 1998–99 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the 7th final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kaisar-Hurricane and Vostok-Altyn at Central Stadium in Almaty. The match was played on 16 Jule 1999 and was the final match of the competition. Kaisar-Hurricane played the second Kazakhstan Cup Final. In the first final they lost Irtysh with the score 2-1. Vostok-Altyn played the third Kazakhstan Cup Final. In a Kazakhstan Cup Final they have won against Aktyubinets (1994 final, 1-0) and have lost Kairat (1996-97 final, 2-0). Kaisar-Hurricane and Vostok-Altyn played twice during the season of