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Saturday, 13 May 2006, 10:10 GMT 11:10 UK

FA Cup final photos

West Ham fans at the Millennium Stadium blow bubbles ahead of kick-off

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Liverpool 3-3 West Ham (3-1 on pens): The atmosphere builds in the Millennium Stadium ahead of the 125th FA Cup final

Peter Crouch attempts a shot on goal but it goes wide

Peter Crouch attempts a shot on goal but it goes wide

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Liverpool's Peter Crouch makes an audacious attempt on goal after six minutes with an overhead kick from outside the area

Jose Reina and Sami Hyypia look deflated as own goal-scorer Jamie Carragher covers his face

Jose Reina and Sami Hyypia look deflated as own goal-scorer Jamie Carragher covers his face

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Jamie Carragher runs onto a cross from West Ham's Lionel Scaloni to score an own goal and give the Hammers the lead

Dean Ashton celebrates his goal for West Ham

Dean Ashton celebrates his goal for West Ham

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Dean Ashton pokes the ball home after Jose Reina spills Matthew Etherington's shot to make it 2-0 on 28 minutes

Djibril Cisse celebrates

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Liverpool are shaken but Djibril Cisse fires home Gerrard's cross four minutes later to get the Reds back in the game

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard fires home for Liverpool's second

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard fires home for Liverpool's second

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Gerrard gets Liverpool back on equal terms with a top-quality strike as this FA Cup final shapes up to be one of the greats

West Ham are ecstatic after Konchesky's memorable goal

West Ham are ecstatic after Konchesky's memorable goal

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The crowd go wild as Paul Konchesky's attempted cross from 25 yards loops over the hapless Reina to make it 3-2

The Liverpool crowd are in raptures after Gerrard's second goal

The Liverpool crowd are in raptures after Gerrard's second goal

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But it's not over yet; Gerrard volleys a magical strike from 35 yards on 90 minutes to send the game into extra time

Rafael Benitez shouts from the touch-line as Alan Pardew looks on

Rafael Benitez shouts from the touch-line as Alan Pardew looks on

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Rafael Benitez and Alan Pardew urge their players through the pain barrier as a nervy period of extra time plays out

Anton Ferdinand looks distraught after his decisive penalty is saved

Anton Ferdinand looks distraught after his decisive penalty is saved

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The match goes to penalties; Bobby Zamora, Paul Konchesky and Anton Ferdinand fail to score and West Ham are defeated

Victory sinks in for Jose Reina

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Jose Reina rues his earlier mistakes no longer as his spot-kick heroics seal Liverpool's seventh FA Cup win

Liverpool players jump up in celebration

Liverpool players jump up in celebration

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The victorious players - including penalty-scorers Dietmar Hamann, Gerrard and John Arne Riise - surge towards Reina

Steven Gerrard lifts the FA Cup

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Inspirational captain Steven Gerrard hoists the FA Cup aloft to the delight of his team-mates and the ecstatic fans

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Related to this story:

Liverpool 3-3 West Ham (aet) (13 May 06 | FA Cup )
Alan Hansen's Cup final verdict (13 May 06 | FA Cup )
Hammers look to upset Liverpool (12 May 06 | FA Cup )

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