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Michael Owen a son of north Wales scored two late goals to give Cardiff's first FA Cup

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Michael Owen, a son of north Wales, scored two late goals to give Cardiff's first FA Cup final an unforgettable finish and propel Liverpool to the second part of their cup treble yesterday. Having won the Worthington Cup on the same ground in February, emulating Arsenal's domestic double of 1993, they fly to Dortmund today to add the Uefa Cup to a trophy cabinet suddenly filling up under G?rd Houllier. Michael Owen, a son of North Wales, scored two late goals to give Cardiff's first FA Cup final an unforgettable finish and propel Liverpool to the second part of their cup treble yesterday with a 2-1 win. Having lifted the Worthington Cup in the Millennium Stadium in February, emulating Arsenal's domestic double of 1993, they fly to Dortmund today to try and add the Uefa Cup to a trophy cabinet suddenly filling up under G?rd Houllier. When Fredrik Ljungberg, the Swede with the pink punk streak, scored in the 72nd minute, as Arsenal began to control the game, the man charged with engraving the winners' name on the Cup must have been thinking he would need only seven letters. He had stencilled them in preparation but fortunately stayed his hand while Owen ­ born in Chester but who turned out in his early footballing days for Deeside Primary Schools ­ continued his prolific run by equalising with a seventh goal in four matches and adding an eighth with only two minutes remaining.

So the Duke of York eventually handed the trophy to Robbie Fowler, a Liverpool substitute before all the fun began, and Jamie Redknapp, the injured club captain, who had joined him on the podium. "We'd brought three strikers on in desperation and would have been happy just to get to extra-time," Owen said. "I just can't believe it." Neither could Arsenal, who had seen the ball scraped off their opponents' line three times, once by St?ane Henchoz's elbow in the only significant incident of the first half, one which might have brought a sending-off as well as a penalty. Ljungberg released Thierry Henry into the penalty area, where he rounded Sander Westerveld but was forced to shoot from an unfavourable angle.

The shot hit Henchoz, who was covering the near post, on the funny bone, failing to amuse Henry, who did not even get a corner out of it, and later said: "I told St?ane he was lucky and he agreed It could have been 10 men against 11. That's why there should be a video referee; it could have been sorted out in 10 seconds."Arsenal's manager, Ars? Wenger, complained: "The linesman said it was not on purpose, but it's the first time I've seen anyone handle on the line and it was not deliberate. It's a little bit an image of our season ­ we look like we should win but can't finish." Henry, the worst offender in that respect, admitted: "We should have won the game anyway. I missed the chance to score the second goal and we missed so many chances."Even Houllier, the man advised by his friend Wenger to go to Liverpool three years ago, said: "Arsenal were the better side today.

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