2008 Coupe de France Final

2008 Coupe de France Final
Event Coupe de France 2007-08
Date 24 May 2008
Venue Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the Match Sidney Govou
Attendance Philippe Kalt

The 2008 Coupe de France Final was a football match that was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on 24 May 2008. It was the 90th final in the Coupe de France's history. The final was contested between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Olympique Lyonnais. This was PSG's 10th appearance in the Coupe de France final, having won the cup in 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2006. They also lost in the final twice in 1985 and 2003. With a win in this year's final, PSG would have been granted the rare cup double with their last double coming in 1998. This was Olympique Lyonnais's 7th appearance in the final having won in 1964, 1967, and 1973. They lost in the final three times in 1963, 1971, and 1976.

Road to the Final

Paris Saint-Germain

Round of 32SAS Épinal0–2PSG
Round of 16Le Poiré-sur-Vie1–3PSG
First Knockout RoundPSG2–1SC Bastia
Quarter-finalUSJA Carquefou0–1PSG
Semi-finalAmiens SC0–1PSG

Olympique Lyonnais

Round of 32US Créteil0–4Lyon
Round of 16Croix de Savoie0–1Lyon
First Knockout RoundLyon2–1Sochaux
Quarter-finalLyon1–0FC Metz
Semi-finalLyon1–0CS Sedan

Match information

Lyon supporters at the 2008 Coupe de France Final 2008

In front of a sell-out crowd of 80,000+ fans, Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain stepped on the pitch of the Stade de France to contest the 90th Coupe de France. PSG tore Lyon's defense ragged for most of the game and had a goal by Sylvain Armand incorrectly ruled offside. Olympique Lyonnais held on to 0–0 after 90 minutes, winning the match in extra time.

The majority of the first half was mainly dominated by PSG who thrived on Lyon's turnovers using them in order to counterattack. Lyon players, becoming frustrated, committed several malacious challenges leading to the likes of Anthony Réveillère and Sébastien Squillaci picking up yellow cards. The second half was partially even with both teams attempting to counterattack each other with both displaying fatigue as the second half moved forward. Both PSG and Lyon had several chances. Lyon's primary chances were as a result of Juninho's free kicks, while PSG probably had the best chance of the night when Amara Diané got through in the box and had a great chance, however it was miraculously saved by Grégory Coupet, who was playing his last match in a Lyon jersey, leaving the match up for grabs as they headed to extra time. One notable moment of the second half was the substitution of Pauleta, who was playing his final match for PSG. He was given a standing ovation by PSG supporters.

The first half of extra time was progressively slow with both clubs trying to get a strategic view of each other. It wasn't until the end of the first half of extra time when a goal was finally conceded. Following a cross by Karim Benzema, Sidney Govou pounced on the loose ball in the box after it went off Kader Keïta to give Lyon the lead after 102 minutes of play. Following the goal, Lyon finally settled down and opted to a more defensive style of play utilizing the offside trap and holding on to the ball more turning the tables on PSG, who were now becoming frustrated, with Mario Yepes delivering a questionable elbow on Benzema. Sidney Govou's goal would eventually be the only goal of the match giving Lyon their first Coupe de France title victory in 35 years. With the win in the final, Lyon were also granted their first ever double having won Ligue 1 this past season.

Since both clubs have automatically qualified for European competitions, PSG via the Coupe de la Ligue, Lyon via Ligue 1, the Coupe de France European place was reverted to the league. The spot was awarded to AS Saint-Étienne, ironically Lyon's primary rivals.

Match details

24 May 2008
21:00
Lyon 1–0 PSG
Govou  102' Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,204
Referee: Philippe Kalt
Lyon
PSG
Lyon:
GK 1France Grégory Coupet
RB 2France Anthony Réveillère  41'
CB 4France Jean-Alain Boumsong
CB 5 France Sébastien Squillaci  45'
LB 11Italy Fabio Grosso
RM 7 France Sidney Govou
CM 3France Jérémy Toulalan
CM8 Brazil Juninho (c)  117'
LM 6Sweden Kim Källström  68'
FW 10 France Karim Benzema
FW 9Brazil Fred  73'
Substitutes:
GK 18France Rémy Vercoutre
DF 13France François Clerc  117'
MF 12France Mathieu Bodmer  68'
MF 17Spain Marc Crosas
MF 14Argentina César Delgado
FW 15France Hatem Ben Arfa
FW 16Ivory Coast Kader Keïta  110'  73'
Manager:
France Alain Perrin
PSG:
GK 1France Jérôme Alonzo
RB 2Brazil Ceará
CB 6Colombia Mario Yepes
CB 4 France Zoumana Camara  40'
LB 3France Sylvain Armand
RM 10 France Clément Chantôme  83'
CM 5France Grégory Bourillon  105'
CM8 France Jérémy Clément
CM 7France Jérôme Rothen  65'
LM 11 Ivory Coast Amara Diané
FW 9Portugal Pauleta (c)  80'
Substitutes:
GK 18Armenia Apoula Edima Bete Edel
DF 15France Bernard Mendy  113'  83'
DF 17France Mamadou Sakho
MF 13Brazil Souza  105'
FW 12France Péguy Luyindula  80'
FW 14France Yannick Boli
FW 16France Loris Arnaud
Manager:
France Paul Le Guen

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • 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

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