2009 Ligakupa final

The 2009 Ligakupa final decided the winners of the 2008–09 Ligakupa, the 2nd season of Hungarian football league cup, the Ligakupa. The match was played on 13 May 2009 at the Révész Géza utcai Stadion in Siófok between Pécs and Fehérvár.[2]

2009 Ligakupa final
The Révész Géza utcai Stadion in Siófok hosted the final.
Event2008–09 Ligakupa
Date13 May 2009 (2009-05-13)
VenueRévész Géza utcai Stadion, Siófok
RefereeFerenc Bede
Attendance3,000[1]

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 finishing NB II team.[3]

Background

Fehérvár made its second Ligakupa final appearance in history, having won previous year in 2008. 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]

Previous finals

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Pécs None
Fehérvár 1 (2008)

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Pécs Round Fehérvár
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

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Újpest 10 20
2 Pécs 10 20
3 Kaposvár 10 19
4 Zalaegerszeg 10 13
5 Paks 10 11
6 Dunaújváros 10 2
Source: HFF
Final standings Group D winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Fehérvár 10 24
2 Honvéd 10 19
3 Ferencváros 10 19
4 Kecskemét 10 11
5 Rákospalota 10 10
6 Baktalórántháza 10 0
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)

Match

Summary

Pécs started the game stronger, they had more possession and led dangerous attacks, Dávid Wittrédi got into position several times, and in the ninth minute Zsolt Horváth could have scored the lead for his team, but the midfielder missed from 11 meters. Then, in the 11th minute, Pécs's manager Antal 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 by Goran 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 into Zsolt 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 to Illés Sitku, who stepped on it in a great position and then passed for Dániel Nagy. He crossed to the far post and Alison 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 and Gábor 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]

Details

Pécs1–3Fehérvár
  • Wittrédi 58'
Report
Attendance: 3,000[1]
Referee: Ferenc Bede
Pécs
Fehérvár
GK31 Lajos Hegedűs
DF5 József Szabados
DF6 Gábor Kovács
DF18 Levente Lantos 12'
DF33 Ádám Présinger
MF7 Dávid Wittrédi
MF26 Balázs Schrancz 68'
MF27 Tamás Szalai
MF82 Balázs Berdó 15'
FW20 Gergő Lovrencsics 88'
FW69 Zsolt Horváth 46'
Substitutes:
GK1 Roland Herbert
DF4 József Nagy
DF8 János Sipos
DF21 Roland Racskó 15'
MF10 Olivér Nagy 68'
MF22 Béla Koplárovics 64' 46'
MF25 Balázs Fónai 88'
Manager:
Antal Botos
GK1 Zsolt Sebők
DF2 Marko Anđić 36'
DF3 Gábor Horváth II
DF13 Ilija Radović
DF20 Pál Lázár 39' 46'
MF14 Balázs Farkas
MF15 Dániel Nagy
MF17 Dénes Szakály 80'
MF25 Ákos Elek 71'
FW18 Goran Vujović 46'
FW21 André Alves 60'
Substitutes:
GK22 Nenad Filipović
DF4 Dávid Mohl 46'
DF5 Ákos Koller
MF10 Zsolt Dvéri 80'
MF26 César Romero 71'
FW9 Illés Sitku 46'
FW29 Alison Silva 60'
Manager:
István Varga

Assistant referees:[1]
Tibor Virágh
Zoltán Kovács
Fourth official:
Gábor Oláh

References

  1. "Goran Vujovics remeklésével az FC Fehérvár nyerte a Ligakupát". nso.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. "Ligakupa 2008/2009 Final". World Football. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. "Megvédte címét a Fehérvár". nso.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. "Munkás-öröm, Honvéd-bánat: a Pécs lesz a Fehérvár ellenfele a döntőben". nso.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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