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2009 FIFA Club World Cup final

The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The match took place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on 19 December 2009, and pitted Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina, the CONMEBOL club champions, against Barcelona of Spain, the UEFA club champions.

2009 FIFA Club World Cup final
Match programme cover
Event2009 FIFA Club World Cup
Estudiantes (LP) Barcelona
Argentina Spain
1 2
After extra time
Date19 December 2009
VenueZayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi[1]
RefereeBenito Archundia (Mexico)[1]
Attendance43,050[1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
60% humidity
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Estudiantes forward Mauro Boselli opened the scoring in the 37th minute, but Pedro equalised for Barcelona with one minute left in regulation time. Lionel Messi scored the winning goal in the fifth minute of the second half of extra time, securing Barcelona's record sixth trophy for the 2009 calendar year.[2][3]

Road to final

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  Estudiantes (LP) Team   Barcelona
CONMEBOL Confederation UEFA
Winner of the 2009 Copa Libertadores Qualification Winner of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League
Bye Play-off round Bye
Bye Quarter-finals Bye
2–1 v.   Pohang Steelers Semi-finals 3–1 v.   Atlante

Match

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Details

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Two moments of the match, with both teams taking a corner kick: Juan Sebastián Verón for Estudiantes on the left and Xavi for Barcelona on the right.
Estudiantes (LP)  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Barcelona
Boselli   37' Report Pedro   89'
Messi   110'
Attendance: 43,050[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estudiantes (LP)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barcelona
GK 25   Damián Albil
SW 2   Leandro Desábato   119'
RB 30   Clemente Rodríguez   58'
CB 3   Christian Cellay
CB 16   Germán Ré   90+1'
LB 13   Juan Manuel Díaz   45+2'
DM 22   Rodrigo Braña   119'
RM 8   Enzo Pérez   65'   79'
CM 11   Juan Sebastián Verón (c)
LM 23   Leandro Benítez   76'
CF 17   Mauro Boselli
Substitutions:
MF 5   Matías Sánchez   94'   76'
MF 18   Maximiliano Núñez   79'
DF 21   Marcos Rojo   112'   90+1'
Manager:
  Alejandro Sabella
GK 1   Víctor Valdés   118'
RB 2   Dani Alves
CB 3   Gerard Piqué
CB 5   Carles Puyol (c)
LB 22   Eric Abidal
DM 15   Seydou Keita   46'
CM 6   Xavi
CM 16   Sergio Busquets   79'
RW 10   Lionel Messi   23'
LW 14   Thierry Henry   82'   83'
CF 9   Zlatan Ibrahimović
Substitutions:
FW 17   Pedro   46'
MF 24   Yaya Touré   79'
FW 7   Jeffrén   83'
Manager:
  Pep Guardiola

Assistant referees:
Héctor Vergara (Canada)[1]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)[1]
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[1]
Reserve assistant referee:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)[1]

Match rules

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

Statistics

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Barcelona players celebrate after the match
Overall[4]
Estudiantes Barcelona
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 3 16
Shots on target 1 4
Ball possession 36% 64%
Corner kicks 3 10
Fouls committed 29 19
Offsides 8 1
Yellow cards 7 3
Red cards 0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Match Report" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Barcelona beat Estudiantes to win the Club World Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Messi seals number six". ESPN Soccernet. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Match Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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