2009 Coupe de la Ligue final

2009 Coupe de la Ligue final
Event2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue
Date25 April 2009
VenueStade de France, Paris
RefereeLower Normandy Fredy Fautrel
Attendance75,000
2008
2010

The 2009 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 15th final in this young cup's history. The final was played at the Stade de France in Paris on 25 April 2009 was contested between FC Girondins de Bordeaux of Ligue 1 and Vannes OC of Ligue 2. This was the first meeting between the two clubs.[1] This was Bordeaux's fifth appearance in the final having won in 2002 and 2007 and losing in the 1997 and 1998 editions of the cup. This was Vannes's first ever appearance in the cup final. With their appearance, Vannes were the first ever club to reach the final after beginning from the 1st round. Bordeaux won the match 4–0 after getting off to a fast start scoring their first three goals inside of 13 minutes.

Match Report

Bordeaux got off to a fast start, in all aspects of the match, scoring in just the 2nd minute with the Brazilian Wendel chipping the ball over Vannes keeper Christophe Revel. Bordeaux then tripled their lead in a span of two minutes with Marc Planus scoring on a header off a corner kick from Wendel in the 10th minute and Yoan Gouffran scoring just his second goal for Bordeaux in the 12th minute off a free kick from Yoann Gourcuff, though the latter was first credited with the goal. However, after looking at the replay, it was determined that Gouffran got a slight head on the ball redirecting it slightly. Gourcuff would get his goal in the 40th minute scoring on a right footed shot just outside the box. The ball deflected off a Vannes defender before going into the back off the net. This goal gave Bordeaux a 4–0 lead heading into halftime.

Route to the final

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

Bordeaux Round Vannes
Opponent Result 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue Opponent Result
Bye First round Dijon (H) 3–0
Second round Amiens (H) 3–2
Third round Valenciennes (H) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
Guingamp (H) 4–2 Round of 16[2] Auxerre (H) 2–0
Châteauroux (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Metz (H) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Paris Saint-Germain (A) 3–0 Semi-finals Nice (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)

Final summary

Bordeaux4–0Vannes
Wendel 2'
Planus 10'
Gouffran 12'
Gourcuff 40'
Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
Bordeaux
Vannes
Bordeaux:
GK 30 France Mathieu Valverde
RB 6 France Franck Jurietti (c)
CB 13 Argentina Diego Placente
CB 15 Senegal Souleymane Diawara
LB 27 France Marc Planus
RM 7 France Yoan Gouffran
CM 5 Brazil Fernando Menegazzo
CM 24 Mali Abdou Traoré
LM 17 Brazil Wendel downward-facing red arrow 18'
AM 8 France Yoann Gourcuff
FW 29 Morocco Marouane Chamakh downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutes:
GK 16 France Ulrich Ramé
DF 28 France Benoît Trémoulinas upward-facing green arrow 18' downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 21 France Mathieu Chalmé
MF 19 France Pierre Ducasse upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 33 France Grégory Sertic
FW 11 France David Bellion upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 25 France Henri Saivet
Manager:
France Laurent Blanc
Vannes:
GK 1 France Christophe Revel
RB 6 Cameroon Patrick Leugueun (c)
CB 19 Cameroon Eugène Ekobo downward-facing red arrow 74'
CB 26 France Oumar N'Diaye downward-facing red arrow 84'
LB 5 France Laurent Hervé
CM 23 France David Martot
CM 10 France Jérôme Lebouc downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 20 France Erwan Quintin Yellow card 37'
FW 28 France Ghislain Gimbert Yellow card 21'
FW 11 France Frédéric Sammaritano
FW 13 France Cédric Sabin Yellow card 34'
Substitutes:
GK 30 France Benoît Costil
DF 4 France Pierre Talmont upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 7 France Nicolas Savinaud
MF 18 France Nicolas Diguiny
MF 21 France Ulrick Chavas
MF 27 France Stéphane Auvray upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 22 France Seïd Khiter upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
France Stéphane Le Mignan

Assistant referees:
France Cyril Gringore
France Eric Guerin
Fourth official:
France Antony Gautier

Notes

  1. ^ Bordeaux v. Vannes Match Stats[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Clubs competing in UEFA competitions receive a bye to the Round of 16