9th August 1997 at The Riverside Stadium (29,414)
Middlesbrough 2 (0) (Festa 80, Ravanelli 90): Roberts, Fleming, Kinder, Vickers, Festa, Emerson, Blackmore (Hignett 31), Mustoe, Beck (Stamp 74), Merson, Ravanelli. Sub. (not used) Liddle.
Charlton Athletic 1 (1) (S. Jones 8): Petterson, Brown, Barness, K. Jones (Nicholls 74), Rufus, Balmer, Newton, Kinsella, Robinson, Mendonca, S. Jones (Bright 80). Sub. (not used) Kerslake.
Referee: A. (“Tony”) R. Leake (Darwen (Lancs.)).
Order of goals: CA M(2)
Booked: S. Jones (18), late tackle on Vickers; Brown (28), foul on Blakmore; Emerson (86), foul on Robinson.
Injured: Charlton skipper Stuart Balmer received an accidental kick on the head - requiring five stitches - from Mikkel Beck but played on with a bandage covering the wound.
Lucky punter: Ravenelli’s injury time winner helped to earn one Ladbrokes punter £55,599.63 from a £200 accumulator placed on the results of eight teams.
