Nurnberg defeated Bundesliga champions Stuttgart 3-2 in the German Cup final to destroy Stuttgart's double dream. Stuttgart's loss was similar to the losses of Serie A and English Premier League champions Inter Milan and Manchester United in their cup finals. Inter lost 7-4 on aggregate to second-placed AS Roma in their cup final while Manchester United were edged out by second-placed Chelsea, who scored 26 minutes into extra time to gain a small measure of revenge for Manchester United taking away their title.
It was an entertaining affair with Stuttgart leading after 20 minutes through Jeronimo Baretto Cacau. Nurnberg equalised 7 minutes later and went on to take a 2-1 lead a couple of minutes after the break.
Never to be undone, Stuttgart's Pavel Pardo converted a penalty 10 minutes before full time. Full time turned into extra time, and 19 minutes into extra time, Kristiansen gave Nurnberg the lead. Nurnberg held on for a nail-biting 10 minutes to take the cup.
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