FC Shakhtar Donetsk Matches - 2009 Uefa Cup Final (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 2009 UEFA Cup Final was the final match of the 200809 UEFA Cup, the 38th season of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. It was also the last final to be held under the UEFA Cup name, since the competition will be rebranded as the UEFA Europa League effective with the 200910 season. The match was contested by Shakhtar Donetsk and Werder Bremen; Shakhtar won the match 21 after extra time. Lone striker Luiz Adriano opened the scoring for Shakhtar mid-way through the first half, before Naldo equalised from a free kick ten minutes later. The second half was goalless and the match went to extra time; after only seven minutes, Jdson scored for Shakhtar to secure the club's first major European trophy. The match was played at the kr Saracolu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009. It was the second European football final to be held in Turkey, after the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, which was held in another Istanbul venue, the Atatrk Olympic Stadium. It was also the first European football final to be held outside the geographical Europe, as kr Saracolu Stadium lies across the Bosporus from the city center, and hence, in geographical Asia. The 2009 UEFA Cup final marked the first meeting between Shakhtar Donetsk and Werder Bremen, although Shakhtar had previously played nine matches against German sides (won 4, lost 3), while Werder had played just four matches against Ukrainian teams (won 2, lost 1). Both teams were playing in their first UEFA Cup final, and Shakhtar were playing in their first final in any of the three major UEFA competitions; Werder Bremen beat AS Monaco 20 in the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. In another first, the 2009 UEFA Cup final also marked the f... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11801673