2009 Coupe de France Final

2009 Coupe de France Final
Event Coupe de France 2008–09
Date 9 May 2009
Venue Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the Match Brazil Eduardo
Referee Île-de-France Thierry Auriac
Attendance 80,056
Weather 15 °C (59 °F), Mostly Cloudy

The 2009 Coupe de France Final was the 91st final of France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. The final was played at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on 9 May 2009 and was contested between Stade Rennais F.C. of Ligue 1 and En Avant Guingamp of Ligue 2. Guingamp earned their first Coupe de France trophy, defeating Rennes 2–1, after two second half goals from the Brazilian Eduardo.[1]

Background

This was Rennes's fifth appearance in the final, having won the cup in 1965 and 1971, and finishing as runners-up in 1922 and 1935. It was Rennes's first final playing under their new emblem and name having achieved the previous honours under the Université Club emblem. This was Guingamp's second appearance in the final, having previously appeared in the 1997 final, losing to Nice only on penalties.

This was the first final since 1956 in which both finalists were based in the same region of France, both clubs being based in Brittany.

Rennes was designated as the home team and wore their original red and black kit. Due to Guingamp having similar colours, both for home and away, they turned out in an all-white kit for the final.[2]

Route to the final

Stade Rennais FC

Round of 64Sochaux0 1Rennes
Round of 32Rennes2 0Saint-Étienne
Round of 16Rennes3 0Lorient
Quarter-finalsRennes2 0Rodez
Semi-finalsGrenoble Foot0 1Rennes

En Avant Guingamp

7th RoundDinard0 5Guingamp
8th RoundGuingamp1 1
(p. 4–1)
La Vitréenne
Round of 64Saint-Omer1 3Guingamp
Round of 32Guingamp2 0Stade Brest
Round of 16Guingamp1 0Le Mans
Quarter-finalsSedan1 3Guingamp
Semi-finalsToulouse1 2Guingamp

Match report

The opening of the 2009 final of Coupe de France at Stade de France, seeing La Garde Républicaine performing Tri Martolod and Bro Gozh ma Zadoù, the former being made famous by Breton musician Alan Stivell and the latter being the national hymn of Brittany.

The first half of the 91st final of the Coupe de France was pretty equal early on, but it was Guingamp who attacked early on producing a great fingertip save from Nicolas Douchez after the Brazilian Eduardo got a left-footed chance on goal after dislodging Rod Fanni in the 12th minute. This was followed up by a long range chance from midfielder Lionel Mathis, however, Douchez didn't require a save as it was just wide left. Rennes were primarily being held to only long range shots, however, that didn't stop Moussa Sow from testing Guillaume Gauclin in the 23rd minute, producing a shot that was just wide, but was enough of a concern for Gauclin to dive for it. The best chance of the first half would come in the 31st minute when the Nigerian Wilson Oruma cross into the box and found an open Richard Soumah who forced a tremendous save out of Douchez. Rennes responded in the 40th minute with Jérôme Leroy taking an unexpected shot from almost 30 metres out. The shot got past the Guingamp keeper, but struck the post going out of play.

The final of Coupe de France, ironically a Breton derby, saw wide use of Breton symbols, notably the Gwenn-ha-du.

The second half began with a quick attack from Rennes. Capitalizing on a Guingamp turnover, Rennes started a counterattack led by Moussa Sow. Their chance, taken by Leroy, was shot straight at the Guingamp keeper. In the 53rd minute, Rennes would almost get the first goal of the match again when Leroy found Sow. However, Rennes, for the second time in the match, hit the post after Sow's shot beat the keeper easily. Leroy and Sow would be involved in another chance again from Rennes in the 65th minute. After a cross into the box, Sow attempted an overhead kick, but instead knocked the ball into the air and into the path of Leroy, who again blew a chance, sending the ball into the stands, despite being about 10 metres from goal. Rennes would finally get their goal following a free kick into the box. The ball went through everyone except the American Carlos Bocanegra, who headed the ball past Gauclin, giving Rennes a 1–0 lead. However, within minutes, Guingamp would respond. Following a Felipe Saad cross into the box, the ball landed at the feet of the Swede Peter Hansson and redirected right into the path of Eduardo, who took the chance to even the match at 1–1. Ten minutes later, Eduardo would strike again, when, after a scramble in the box, he found the ball at his feet and proceeded to take a driven right-footed shot that ran right under Douchez to give the Ligue 2 side a 2–1 lead. The goal eventually turned out to be the winner, giving the second division side their first Coupe de France trophy in their history. Their victory also earned them an appearance in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.[3][4]

Match details

9 May 2009
20:45 CET
Rennes 1 2 Guingamp
Bocanegra  69' Report Eduardo  72', 82'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,056
Referee: Île-de-France Thierry Auriac
Rennes
Guingamp
Rennes:
GK 1 France Nicolas Douchez
RB 2 France Rod Fanni
CB 4 Sweden Petter Hansson (c)  88'
CB 5 Cameroon Stéphane M'Bia
LB 3 United States Carlos Bocanegra
CM 6 France Bruno Cheyrou  89'
CM 8 France Fabien Lemoine
AM 10 France Jérôme Leroy
RW 9 Senegal Moussa Sow  87'
LW 7 France Romain Danzé  79'
FW 11 France Olivier Thomert
Substitutes:
GK 16 Senegal Cheick N'Diaye
DF 12 Nigeria Uwa Echiéjilé
DF 13 France Lucien Aubey
MF 14 Republic of the Congo Prince Oniangue
FW 15 France Mickaël Pagis  79'
FW 17 Ghana Asamoah Gyan  87'
FW 18 France Jirès Kembo Ekoko  89'
Manager:
France Guy Lacombe
Guingamp:
GK 1 France Guillaume Gauclin
RB 2 France Yves Deroff
CB 4 France Christian Bassila (c)
CB 9 Burkina Faso Bakary Koné
LB 3 Brazil Felipe Saad
CM 5 France Lionel Mathis
CM 8 France Fabrice Colleau  73'
AM 10 Nigeria Wilson Oruma
RW 11 Cape Verde Gilson Silva  70'
LW 7 France Richard Soumah
FW 6 Brazil Eduardo  83'
Substitutes:
GK 16 France Stéphane Trévisan
DF 12 France Jean-Christophe Vergerolle
MF 15 France François Bellugou
MF 13 Benin Mouritala Ogunbiyi  70'
FW 14 France Yohann Rivière
FW 17 France Cédric Liabeuf
FW 18 Senegal Badara Sène  73'
Manager:
France Victor Zvunka

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Mickaël Annonier
    • Nicolas Pottier
  • Fourth official:

MAN OF THE MATCH

    MATCH RULES

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes extra-time (15 minute intervals)
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time.
    • Seven named substitutes
    • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

    References

    1. "Guingamp stun Rennes to lift French Cup". AFP. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
    2. Echos autour de la finale
    3. "Guingamp coach speaks of 'magical' Cup win". ESPN. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
    4. "Guingamp gear up for European rollercoaster". uefa.com. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

    External links

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