the only goal of the match came moments before half-time, scored by arsenal midfielder anders limpar. in the second half, limpar was involved in a contest for the ball with manchester united defender denis irwin; limpar's teammate nigel winterburn made a tackle on irwin that precipitated a melee between both sets of players. all but one of the twenty-two players on the field were involved; it lasted no more than 20 seconds and referee keith hackett booked only limpar and winterburn for their actions.