2009 Coupe de France final

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 Rennes of Ligue 1 and Guingamp of Ligue 2. Guingamp earned its first Coupe de France trophy after defeating Rennes 2–1 through two second-half goals from Eduardo.[1]

2009 Coupe de France final
Event2008–09 Coupe de France
Date9 May 2009
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the MatchBrazil Eduardo
RefereeFrance Thierry Auriac
Attendance80,056
Weather15 °C (59 °F), Mostly Cloudy

Background

This was Rennes' 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' first final playing under its 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 on penalties.

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

Rennes Round Guingamp
Opponent H/A Result 2008–09 Coupe de France Opponent H/A Result
Bye Seventh Round Dinard A 5–0
Bye Eighth Round La Vitréenne H 1–1 (a.e.t.)
4−1 pen.
Sochaux A 1–0 Round of 64 Tour d'Auvergne Rennes A 0–0 (a.e.t.)
5−4 pen.
Saint-Étienne H 2–0 Round of 32 Brest H 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Lorient H 3–0 (a.e.t.) Round of 16 Le Mans H 1–0
Rodez H 2–0 Quarter-finals Sedan A 3–1
Grenoble A 1–0 Semi-finals Toulouse A 2–1

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 hymn of Brittany.

The first half of the 91st final of the Coupe de France was relatively equal early on, but it was Guingamp who attacked early on, with striker Eduardo forcing a fingertip save from Nicolas Douchez after he dislodged defender Rod Fanni in the 12th minute. This was followed up by a long-range chance from midfielder Lionel Mathis, which sailed wide left. Rennes was primarily held to taking long-range shots, however Moussa Sow tested Guillaume Gauclin in the 23rd minute, producing a shot which went just wide. The best chance of the first half would come for Guingamp in the 31st minute when Wilson Oruma' cross into the box found an un-marked Richard Soumah, who forced a tremendous save from Douchez. Rennes responded in the 40th minute with Jérôme Leroy taking an unexpected shot from nearly 30 metres from goal; the shot went past goalkeeper Gauclin, 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 goalkeeper. In the 53rd minute, Rennes almost scored the first goal of the match again when Leroy found Sow. For the second time in the match, however, the shot from Sow hit the post after beating the goalkeeper. 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 ten metres from goal. Rennes would finally score goal, following a free-kick into the box. The ball travelled passed everyone save for Carlos Bocanegra, who headed the ball past Gauclin to give Rennes a 1–0 lead. Within minutes, however, Guingamp would respond: following a Felipe Saad cross into the box, the ball landed at the feet of Petter Hansson who inadvertently redirected it into the path of Eduardo, who converted 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 which ran 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 its first ever Coupe de France title. Guingamp's victory also earned the club an appearance in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.[3][4]

Match details

Rennes1–2Guingamp
Bocanegra 69' Report Eduardo 72', 82'
Attendance: 80,056
Rennes
Guingamp
Rennes:
GK1France Nicolas Douchez
RB2France Rod Fanni
CB4Sweden Petter Hansson (c)Yellow card 88'
CB5Cameroon Stéphane Mbia
LB3United States Carlos Bocanegra
CM6France Bruno Cheyroudownward-facing red arrow 89'
CM8France Fabien Lemoine
AM10France Jérôme Leroy
RW9Senegal Moussa Sowdownward-facing red arrow 87'
LW7France Romain Danzédownward-facing red arrow 79'
CF11France Olivier Thomert
Substitutes:
GK16Senegal Cheick N'Diaye
DF12Nigeria Elderson Echiéjilé
DF13France Lucien Aubey
MF14Republic of the Congo Prince Oniangue
FW15France Mickaël Pagisupward-facing green arrow 79'
FW17Ghana Asamoah Gyanupward-facing green arrow 87'
FW18France Jirès Kembo Ekokoupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
France Guy Lacombe
Guingamp:
GK1France Guillaume Gauclin
RB2France Yves Deroff
CB4France Christian Bassila (c)
CB9Burkina Faso Bakary Koné
LB3Brazil Felipe Saad
CM5France Lionel Mathis
CM8France Fabrice Colleaudownward-facing red arrow 73'
AM10Nigeria Wilson Oruma
RW11Cape Verde Gilson Silvadownward-facing red arrow 70'
LW7France Richard Soumah
CF6Brazil EduardoYellow card 83'
Substitutes:
GK16France Stéphane Trévisan
DF12France Jean-Christophe Vergerolle
MF15France François Bellugou
MF13Benin Mouritala Ogunbiyiupward-facing green arrow 70'
FW14France Yohann Rivière
FW17France Cédric Liabeuf
FW18Senegal Badara Sèneupward-facing green arrow 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.

    See also

    References

    1. "Guingamp stun Rennes to lift French Cup". AFP. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
    2. "Echos autour de la finale". Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
    3. "Guingamp coach speaks of 'magical' Cup win". ESPN. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
    4. "Guingamp gear up for European rollercoaster". uefa.com. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.

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