Garcia Will Miss The Cup Final

26 Apr 2006 West Ham 1-2 Liverpool - EPL

BBC - Garcia appeared to aim an elbow in Mullins' back before going to ground after a shove by his rival as they jostled for the ball after 82 minutes. Earlier, Cisse had powered in an angled 20-yard drive to put the Reds ahead. West Ham responded when Nigel Reo-Coker tapped in before Cisse squirmed a shot home to earn the visitors a win.

BBC - Mullins & Garcia out of Cup final - The Football Association has turned down appeals from West Ham and Liverpool for wrongful dismissal for Hayden Mullins and Luis Garcia.

Benitez: "Luis is very disappointed. I said to him after the game that he had made a big mistake as you can't lose your control before important games."
"It is a big blow for us as he is a player who scores goals on important occasions. He can change a game and so of course we are going to miss him in Cardiff."