2012 Ukrainian Cup final

The 2012 Ukrainian Cup Final was a football match that was played at the Olimpiysky NSC, Kyiv, on 6 May 2012. The match was the 21st Ukrainian Cup Final and was contested by Metalurh Donetsk and Shakhtar Donetsk. This was the first time since 2007 that the Cup final had returned to Kyiv. Since Shakhtar had qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, Metalurh would qualify for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. In the draw, Metalurh was selected as the home team.

2012 Ukrainian Cup Final
Event2011–12 Ukrainian Cup
Metalurh Donetsk Shakhtar Donetsk
1 2
Date6 May 2012
VenueOlimpiysky NSC, Kyiv
RefereeAnatoliy Abdula (Kharkiv)
Attendance47,314

Road to Kyiv
Main article: 2011–12 Ukrainian Cup

As Ukrainian Premier League members, Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalurh Donetsk did not have to go through the qualification phase of the competition.

Metalurh Donetsk

Round 1Metalurh Donetsk2–0Tavriya Simferopol
Round 2Metalurh Donetsk4–0Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Quarter-finalZorya Luhansk0–1 aetMetalurh Donetsk
Semi-finalMetalurh Donetsk0–0 aet
7–6 pen. 		Karpaty Lviv

Shakhtar Donetsk

Round 1Shakhtar Sverdlovsk0–2Shakhtar Donetsk
Round 2Dynamo Kyiv2–3Shakhtar Donetsk
Quarter-finalMetalurh Zaporizhia0–1Shakhtar Donetsk
Semi-finalVolyn Lutsk3–4Shakhtar Donetsk

Previous encounters

This was the first Ukrainian Cup final between the two teams. The two teams had also met in a semi-final in 2009–10 and in the Round of 16 in 1997–98 season in which Metalurh was able to overcome Shakhtar.

Metalurh had appeared only once in a Cup final without winning any trophies and their opponents Shakhtar had appeared in 11 Cup finals, winning seven.

Television

The match was broadcast on ICTV in Ukraine.[1]

Match

Details
Metalurh Donetsk1 – 2 (aet)Shakhtar Donetsk
Morozyuk 69' Report Teixeira 23'
Kucher 104'
Attendance: 47,314
Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Kharkiv)
Metalurh Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk
Metalurh Donetsk:
GK12Ukraine Oleksandr Bandura
DF5Ukraine Vyacheslav Checher (c)
MF6Armenia Karlen MkrtchyanYellow card 23'
MF7Ukraine Mykola Morozyuk 69'
MF9Serbia Đorđe Lazić
FW10Armenia Gevorg GhazaryanYellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 73'
DF14Ukraine Oleksandr Volovyk
FW15Mali Dramane Traoré
MF17Brazil Zé SoaresYellow card 80' downward-facing red arrow 114'
MF18Bulgaria Velizar Dimitrovdownward-facing red arrow 90'
MF20Portugal China
Substitutes:
GK31Ukraine Dmytro Vorobyov
DF2Ukraine Artem Baranovskyi
MF8Netherlands Gregory Nelsonupward-facing green arrow 73'
MF8Belgium Daniloupward-facing green arrow 90'
FW23Ukraine Oleh Mishchenkoupward-facing green arrow 114'
MF28Portugal Mário Sérgio
FW84Ukraine Denys Holaydo
Manager:
Ukraine Volodymyr Pyatenko
Shakhtar Donetsk:
GK30Ukraine Andriy Pyatov
DF5Ukraine Oleksandr Kucher 104'
MF7Brazil FernandinhoYellow card 90+4'
MF9Brazil Luiz Adrianodownward-facing red arrow 106'
FW10Brazil Willian
MF19Ukraine Oleksiy Gaidownward-facing red arrow 107'
MF22Armenia Henrikh MkhitaryanYellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 62'
DF26Romania Răzvan Raț
MF29Brazil Alex Teixeira 23'
DF33Croatia Darijo Srna (c)
DF44Ukraine Yaroslav Rakitskiy
Substitutes:
GK23Ukraine Bohdan Shust
MF14Ukraine Vasyl Kobin
MF15Ukraine Taras Stepanenkoupward-facing green arrow 107'
FW17Ukraine Yevhen Seleznyovupward-facing green arrow 106'
FW20Brazil Douglas Costaupward-facing green arrow 62'
FW31Brazil Dentinho
DF36Ukraine Oleksandr Chyzhov
Manager:
Romania Mircea Lucescu

MAN OF THE MATCH

    MATCH OFFICIALS[1]

    • Assistant referees:
    • Fourth official:

    MATCH RULES

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
    • Seven named substitutes
    • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

    Post-match

    On account of Shakhtar's victory and Metalurh's defeat in the Ukrainian Cup final, and with both team finishing as "good as they could" in the 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League, the 2012 Ukrainian Super Cup will feature Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv.

    See also

    References
    1. Sytnyk, Serhiy (6 May 2012). Кубок Украины. "Металлург" – "Шахтер". Анонс матча [Cup Final. Metalurh – Shakhtar. Match preview]. ua.football (in Russian).
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