2009 DFB-Pokal final

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The final of the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal season was held on 30 May 2009 at the Olympiastadion, Berlin. Werder Bremen won with a 58th-minute goal from midfielder Mesut Özil. This was the club's sixth DFB-Pokal in its history, after victories in 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999 and 2004. This was Bayer Leverkusen's second DFB-Pokal final loss of the decade, the other occurring in 2002. Werder Bremen lost the 2009 UEFA Cup final ten days prior to the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]

2009 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2008–09 DFB-Pokal
Date30 May 2009 (2009-05-30)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeHelmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen)[1]
Attendance74,400
WeatherThunderstorms and rain
15 °C (59 °F)
94% humidity[2]
2008
2010

Route to the final

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The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[4]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Bayer Leverkusen Round Werder Bremen
Opponent Result 2008–09 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) 3–2 (a.e.t.) First round Eintracht Nordhorn (A) 9–3
FC Augsburg (A) 2–0 Second round Erzgebirge Aue (A) 2–1
Energie Cottbus (H) 3–1 Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund (A) 2–1
Bayern Munich (H) 4–2 Quarter-finals VfL Wolfsburg (A) 5–2
Mainz 05 (H) 4–1 (a.e.t.) Semi-finals Hamburger SV (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)

Match

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Details

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Bayer Leverkusen0–1Werder Bremen
Report Özil   58'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayer Leverkusen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Werder Bremen
GK 1   René Adler
RB 27   Gonzalo Castro   85'
CB 20   Lukas Sinkiewicz
CB 5   Manuel Friedrich
LB 24   Michal Kadlec
RM 8   Renato Augusto
CM 23   Arturo Vidal   68'   85'
CM 6   Simon Rolfes (c)
LM 7   Tranquillo Barnetta
CF 9   Patrick Helmes
CF 11   Stefan Kießling   79'
Substitutes:
GK 21   Gábor Király
DF 2   Karim Haggui
DF 3   Henrique
MF 16   Pirmin Schwegler
MF 25   Bernd Schneider
MF 39   Toni Kroos   85'
FW 29   Angelos Charisteas   85'
Manager:
  Bruno Labbadia
 
GK 1   Tim Wiese   90+2'
RB 8   Clemens Fritz
CB 15   Sebastian Prödl   37'
CB 4   Naldo
LB 2   Sebastian Boenisch
DM 6   Frank Baumann (c)   60'
CM 22   Torsten Frings   90+2'
CM 11   Mesut Özil   87'
AM 10   Diego
CF 24   Claudio Pizarro
CF 23   Hugo Almeida   90'
Substitutes:
GK 33   Christian Vander
DF 3   Petri Pasanen
DF 25   Peter Niemeyer   84'   60'
MF 16   Alexandros Tziolis   87'
FW 9   Markus Rosenberg   90'
FW 14   Aaron Hunt
FW 34   Martin Harnik
Manager:
  Thomas Schaaf

Assistant referees:[1]
Sönke Glindemann (Erftstadt)
Guido Kleve (Nordhorn)
Fourth official:[1]
Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fleischer pfeift das Finale" [Fleischer officiates the final]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk claim Uefa Cup final glory over Werder Bremen". The Guardian. London. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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