Question: who scored the first ever goal at pride park
Answer: Work was still in progress on the remaining corner on the opening day , leaving Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh to jokingly ask Taylor Woodrow contract manager Ross Walters , `` Have n't you been paid yet ? '' An overture to the opening ceremony came two weeks later , on 4 August 1997 , with the first ever game at Pride Park Stadium being played against Italian side Sampdoria , the match ending in a 1 -- 0 defeat with Vincenzo Montella scoring the only goal of the game .