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| Event | 2009 Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
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| Date | 25 November 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Casa Blanca,Quito | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Édison Méndez | ||||||
| Referee | Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 2 December 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio do Maracanã,Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Claudio Bieler | ||||||
| Referee | Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,822 | ||||||
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The2009 Copa Sudamericana finals was atwo-legged football match-up to determine the2009 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested byEcuadorian clubLDU Quito andBrazilian clubFluminense. Both teams were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played inEstadio Casa Blanca inQuito on 25 November, and the host team LDU Quito won 5–1. The second leg was played inEstádio Mário Filho, better known as Maracanã, inRio de Janeiro on 2 December and the host team Fluminese won 3–0, but LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate and was thus crowned the champions.[1][2] Coincidentally, the finals were a rematch of the2008 Copa Libertadores finals, which were contested under similar circumstances 17 months prior to the day.
| Team | Previous finals app. |
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 LDU Quito | None |
 Fluminense | None |
The final was played over two legs; home and away. The higher seeded team played the second leg at home. The team that accumulated the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned the champion. The away-goals rule was not used. Should the two teams be tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference won. If the two teams had equalgoal difference,extra time would be used. The extra time consisted of two 15-minute halves. If the tie was still not broken, a penalty shoot-out would ensue according to theLaws of the Game.
Both teams entered the competition in the First Stage. Fluminense qualified after finishing 14th in the2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. LDU Quito qualified after finishing second in the First Stage of the2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A.
Fluminense's First Stage was bitter cross-town rivalFlamengo. Both matches of theFla-Flu in the tournament were heldMaracanã, and both ended in a draw (0–0 and 1–1, respectively). Fluminense, as the designated away in the second leg, advanced on an away goal byRoni. For winning Qualifier O5 of the First Stage, Fluminense was awarded the 5 seed for the Round of 16 onward.
Their Round of 16 rival wasPeruvian clubAlianza Atlético. The first leg, held inEstadio Miguel Grau inPiura, ended in a 2–2 draw. Flu's goals were scored byLuiz Alberto andConca. The second leg, held in Maracanã, ended in a decisive 4–1 for Fluminense.Conca,Alan, andAdeílson (twice) made the scores for the Brazilians, and passage to the Quarterfinals.
Their Quarterfinals rival wasChilean clubUniversidad de Chile. The first leg, at Maracanã, ended in another draw (2–2).Fred scored twice for Fluminense. In the second leg, held atEstadio Santa Laura inSantiago,Fred scored the lone goal of the match to give Fluminense passage to the Semifinals.
Fluminense's Semifinal rival wasParaguayan clubCerro Porteño. The first leg was held atEstadio General Pablo Rojas, nicknamedLa Olla, inAsunción, and ended in a 1–0 for Fluminense.Fred scored his fourth goal in three matches for the advantage. In the second leg at Maracanã, Fluminense trailed for most of the game thanks to a Cerro Porteño goal byLuis Cáceres. However,Gum andAlan each scored a goal for Fluminense in stoppage time of the second half to give Flu the win and passage to the finals.
LDU Quito's First Stage rival wasParaguayan clubLibertad. The first leg, held in Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito, ended in a 1–0 win for Liga. Team captainNéicer Reasco scored the goal for the home team. The second leg, held back inAsunción at theEstadio Defensores del Chaco, ended in a 1–1 tie.Édison Méndez scored the come from behind goal for Liga to give them passage to the Round of 16, and the 10 seed.
Liga played the Round of 16 againstArgentine clubLanús. The first leg, held in Quito, was a goal-fest for Liga. A hat-trick byClaudio Bieler and a goal byÉdison Méndez gave LDU Quito a 4–0 win and a significant advantage in the next leg. The second leg, held inEstadio Ciudad de Lanús, ended in a 1–1 draw. Claudio Bieler again scored for Liga.
LDU Quito Quarterfinal rival was defending Argentine championVélez Sarsfield. The first leg, held inEstadio José Amalfitani inBuenos Aires, ended in a 1–1 draw.Claudio Bieler again scored for Liga, who were trailing to give them the draw. The second leg, held back in Quito, ended in 2–1 win for the home team. Initially trailing 1–0, goals byEnrique Vera andCarlos Espínola gave LDU Quito passage to the Semifinals.
Liga's Semifinal rival wasUruguayan clubRiver Plate. The first leg, held at theEstadio Centenario inMontevideo, ended in a 2–1 loss for LDU Quito.Édison Méndez scored the lone goal for Liga. The second leg, held back in Quito, ended in a hugely one-sided 7–0 win for LDU Quito. The goals were provided byClaudio Bieler (hat-trick),Carlos Espínola,Miller Bolaños,Édison Méndez, andUlises de la Cruz.
| Fluminense | LDU Quito | ||||
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| Opponent | Goalscorers | Opponent | Goalscorers | ||
| Flamengo H 0–0 | First Stage First leg |  LibertadH 1–0 | Néicer Reasco | ||
| Flamengo A 1–1 | Roni | Second leg | Libertad A 1–1 | Édison Méndez | |
 Alianza AtléticoA 2–2 | Luiz Alberto Darío Conca | Round of 16 First leg |  LanúsH 4–0 | Claudio Bieler (3) Édison Méndez | |
| Alianza Atlético H 4–1 | Conca Alan Adeílson (2) | Second leg | Lanús A 1–1 | Claudio Bieler | |
 Universidad de ChileH 2–2 | Fred (2) | Quarter-finals First leg | Vélez Sársfield A 1–1 | Claudio Bieler | |
| Universidad de Chile A 0–1 | Fred | Second leg | Vélez Sársfield H 2–1 | Enrique Vera Carlos Espínola | |
| Cerro Porteño A 0–1 | Fred | Semi-finals First leg |  River PlateA 2–1 | Édison Méndez | |
| Cerro Porteño H 2–1 | Gum Alan | Second leg | River Plate H 7–0 | Claudio Bieler (3) Édison Méndez Carlos Espínola Miller Bolaños Ulises de la Cruz | |
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The first leg, played atEstadio Casa Blanca inQuito, began much like it did in 2008: with a quick goal. This time, Fluminense quickly struck first with a goal byMarquinho in the first minute. Liga answered back with a hat-trick byÉdison Méndez, who made two powerful long-range shots (21st and 44th minutes) and a header (60th minute). He later assistedFranklin Salas' goal in the 78th minute.Ulises de la Cruz capped off the scoring with another long-range shot from outside the box in the 87th minute. The win gave Liga a favorable 4-goal advantage going into the second leg.
| LDU Quito | 5–1 | Fluminense |
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Méndez 21',44',60'Salas 78'de la Cruz 87' | Report | Marquinho 1' |
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The match started with a goal scored by Diguinho in the 14th minute. When LDU Quito playerUlises de la Cruz was given a red card in the 18th minute, Fluminense increased the pressure on the Ecuadorians. Two minutes before half-time, Fred scored the second for Fluminense. At half-time, Fluminense curiously stayed on the pitch. The second half continued with Fluminense continuing the pressure. Gum scored the third for the Brazilian side in the 72nd minute. The match grew more intensive as time went on. Fluminense captainFred was sent-off in the 76th minute for arguing and touching the referee. LDU Quito defenderJairo Campos was shown his second yellow card 82nd minute and was ejected. With LDU Quito left with 9 players and Fluminense left with 10, Fluminense continued their search for the fourth goal, which would have sent the game into extra time. Fluminense never got the goal, and LDU Quito were crowned Copa Sudamericana champions for the first time.[3]
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