Ramires put the Blues ahead in the 11th minute of the match after a superb through ball from Juan Mata. Didier Drogba (nick named King of Wembley) doubled the lead in the 52nd minute and became the first man to score in four FA Cup finals. Substitute Andy Carroll pulled one back for the Reds with a superb finished in the 64th minute and nearly equalized in the 82nd minute with a powerful header at the far post, but somehow Petr Cech was able to claw it back before crossing the whole of the line. Kenny Dalglish's men hammered away in the final minutes with Chelsea clinging on desperately but the final breakthrough just would not come and the Blues celebrated their fourth FA Cup triumph in six years.
With this win, Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole became the first player to win seven FA Cup winner's medals (four with Chelsea and three with Arsenal). Chelsea interim manager Roberto Di Matteo also became the third Italian manager in a row to win the FA Cup following Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea) in 2010 and Roberto Mancini (Manchester City) last year and joined a select band of men to win the FA Cup as a player and manager with the same club.
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