Middlesbrough made hard work of it against lower league opposition, but managed to scrape through with a 94th minute extra-time goal from Malcolm Christie.

The match against Everton was a closely contested affair, which ended 0–0 after extra time - penalties were needed to decide the winner.

Middlesbrough won the shoot-out 5–4, with Mark Schwarzer saving from Leon Osman and Mendieta converting the winning penalty.

Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger chose a few more experienced players for the vital second leg, but to no avail: Boro won 2–1 on the night for a 3–1 aggregate win.

The game started in the best way possible for Boro, with goals from Joseph Desire-Job and Bolo Zenden giving them an early 2–0 lead.

A mistake from Mark Schwarzer let Kevin Davies get one back, and the score remained 2–1 at half time.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.