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 Ukrainian Cup Final the missed penalty kick. Shovkovsky managed to deflect the penalty kick from Oliynyk. There also were several yellow cards issued at this game, all of them to "Army" players: Semchuk, Hohil, and Kripak. Both teams started from the first round of the competition (1/16). "Dynamo" did not have any difficulties along the way meeting almost no resistance from every team. Especially surprising was the face-off with Chornomorets Odessa which ended with an unbelievable 4-1 win for the "white-blues" in Odessa. "CSKA" impressed when it easily defeated Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the away game. 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final The 1998 Ukrainian Cup