 TheRévész Géza utcai Stadion inSiófok hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2008–09 Ligakupa | ||||||
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| Date | 13 May 2009 (2009-05-13) | ||||||
| Venue | Révész Géza utcai Stadion,Siófok | ||||||
| Referee | Ferenc Bede | ||||||
| Attendance | 3,000[1] | ||||||
←2008 2010 → | |||||||
The2009 Ligakupa final decided the winners of the2008–09 Ligakupa, the 2nd season of Hungarian football league cup, theLigakupa. The match was played on 13 May 2009 at theRévész Géza utcai Stadion inSiófok betweenPécs andFehérvár.[2]
Fehérvár successfully defended their title with a 3–1 victory, securing their second Ligakupa trophy. The club remain, the last team to successfully defend their trophy. The winners also received 20 million forint in prize money, while the runners-up received 10 million forint and an additional 2 million forint as the highest finishingNB II team.[3]
Fehérvár made its second Ligakupa final appearance in history, having won previous year in2008. For Pécs, this was their first final appearance, additionally the first second division team to reach the final since the creation of the competition and the admission of second-tier teams.[4]
| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Pécs | None |
| Fehérvár | 1 (2008) |
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Pécs | Round | Fehérvár | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paks | 1–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | Rákospalota | 4–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zalaegerszeg | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | Baktalórántháza | 2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Újpest | 1–1 (H) | Matchday 3 | Ferencváros | 0–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaposvár | 4–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Honvéd | 2–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dunaújváros | 3–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | Kecskemét | 3–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paks | 3–1 (H) | Matchday 6 | Rákospalota | 4–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zalaegerszeg | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 7 | Baktalórántháza | 8–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Újpest | 0–4 (A) | Matchday 8 | Ferencváros | 3–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaposvár | 2–4 (H) | Matchday 9 | Honvéd | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dunaújváros | 8–2 (A) | Matchday 10 | Kecskemét | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group C runners-up | Final standings | Group D winners
Source:HFF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haladás | 7–3 | 3–2 (H) | 4–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Diósgyőr | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honvéd | 2–0 | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Győr | 3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pécs started the game stronger, they had more possession and led dangerous attacks,Dávid Wittrédi got into position several times, and in the ninth minuteZsolt Horváth could have scored the lead for his team, but the midfielder missed from 11 meters. Then, in the 11th minute, Pécs's managerAntal Botos found himself in a very difficult situation. Alves was given a great start, broke inside the penalty area.Levente Lantos came on and stepped on the striker's heel and he fell. Referee Bede awarded a penalty and the Pécs defender was sent off for denying obvious goal scoring opportunity. The penalty was taken byGoran Vujović, who shot the ball under the crossbar,Lajos Hegedűs had no chance to save. This gave Fehérvár the lead. After the goal the Fehérvár side took control of the game, Pécs seemed to be affected by the loss of Lantos and the goal. The high pressure paid off in the 25th minute,Ákos Elek went down the left and tried to shoot, but his attempt was flat to the middle and Vujović came on and scored his and his team's second goal from five meters. After that, however, Pécs woke up, regained more possession and played aggressively, although it did not show in big situations. However, the equalizer was not came until the second half.Dávid Wittrédi, took a free kick from 21 metres from and fired the ball into the top left corner intoZsolt Sebők's net. In the 70th minute it was all decided.Dénes Szakály tried a shot from 25 metres out, but his powerful shot was not caught by Lajos Hegedűs, and the ball fell toIllés Sitku, who stepped on it in a great position and then passed forDániel Nagy. He crossed to the far post andAlison Silva, who was on his own and came on as a substitute, fired into the bottom right corner from 6 metres. Alison could have added to his tally in the 83rd minute. Dániel Nagy curled a free-kick into the middle andGábor Horváth headed home from 11 metres, but Hegedűs showed great bravery to push the ball onto the post, but it was straight to Alison, who fired over from 5 metres. Fehérvár won and defended their title.[1]
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