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Revision as of 16:51, 21 January 2009

2008 UEFA Cup Final
File:UEFA Cup Manchester 2008.jpg
EventUEFA Cup 2007–08
Zenit St. Petersburg Rangers
Russia Scotland
2 0
Date14 May 2008
VenueCity of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Man of the MatchAndrei Arshavin (Zenit St. Petersburg)
RefereePeter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Attendance43,878
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The 2008 UEFA Cup Final was the 37th final of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. The match was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, home ground of Manchester City F.C., in Manchester, England,[1] at 20:45 CEST (19:45 local time) on 14 May 2008.

The match was contested by Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia and Rangers of Scotland. It was billed as a battle of Rangers managerial staff, with ex-boss Dick Advocaat, currently the manager of Zenit, pitted against current boss Walter Smith, who has had two stints as manager of Rangers, with both completing the Scottish domestic treble; Smith in 1993, Advocaat in 1999.

Zenit won the match 2–0, with goals coming from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov, to win Zenit their first UEFA Cup title, and make them only the second Russian side to win the competition, after CSKA Moscow in 2004–05.

The logo of the final shows a picture of the City of Manchester Stadium, created by English artist Liam Spencer. It was unveiled at a ceremony in the stadium on December 6.[2]

Route to the final

Further information: UEFA Cup 2007-08

Knockout stage

Zenit St. Petersburg Rangers
Spain Villarreal
H
1–0		 Pogrebnyak 63' Round of 32
First leg		 Greece Panathinaikos
H
0–0
Spain Villarreal
A
1–2
Zenit St. Petersburg won on away goals		 Pogrebnyak 31' Second leg Greece Panathinaikos
A
1–1
Rangers won on away goals		 Novo 81'
France Marseille
A
1–3		 Arshavin 82' Round of 16
First leg		 Germany Werder Bremen
H
2–0		 Cousin 45'
Davis 47'
France Marseille
H
2–0
Zenit St. Petersburg won on away goals		 Pogrebnyak 39', 78' Second leg Germany Werder Bremen
A
0–1
Germany Bayer Leverkusen
A
4–1		 Arshavin 20'
Pogrebnyak 52'
Anyukov 61'
Denisov 64'		 Quarter-finals
First leg		 Portugal Sporting
H
0–0
Germany Bayer Leverkusen
H
0–1		 Second leg Portugal Sporting
A
2–0		 Darcheville 60'
Whittaker 90+2'
Germany Bayern Munich
A
1–1		 Lúcio 60' (o.g.) Semi-finals
First leg		 Italy Fiorentina
H
0–0
Germany Bayern Munich
H
4–0		 Pogrebnyak 4', 73'
Zyryanov 39'
Fayzulin 54'		 Second leg Italy Fiorentina
A
0–0
(a.e.t.)
Rangers won 4–2 on penalties

Pre-match

File:UEFA CUP Display in Manchester.jpg
UEFA Cup on display at Manchester Town Hall

Zenit and Michel Platini asked the British government to ease visa procedures for Russian fans, despite Russia having cancelled visas for British fans travelling to 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow. However, the Director for British Visa Services for the CIS, Mandy Ivemy, said that "for the U.K. government, visas and biometric checks are a vital part of immigration policy, and we are not prepared to waive them".[3]

Teams

Zenit St. Petersburg were without the competition's top scorer, Pavel Pogrebnyak, who had picked up two bookings in the knockout stages of the tournament and was therefore suspended.[4] However, they were able to call upon their other star names such as attacking midfielders Andrei Arshavin and Konstantin Zyryanov, as well as holding midfielder Anatoliy Tymoschuk.

Walter Smith started with Jean-Claude Darcheville on his own up-front, with a five man midfield supporting him comprising Steven Davis, Kevin Thomson, Steven Whittaker, Barry Ferguson and Brahim Hemdani. Neil Alexander was making only his 10th start in goal for Rangers.

Match details

Zenit St. Petersburg Russia2 – 0Scotland Rangers
Denisov 72'
Zyryanov 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 43,878
Zenit St. Petersburg
Rangers
ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG:
GK 16 Russia Vyacheslav Malafeev Yellow card 90+2'
RB 22 Russia Aleksandr Anyukov
CB 4 Croatia Ivica Križanac
CB 15 Russia Roman Shirokov
LB 11 Czech Republic Radek Šírl
DM 44 Ukraine Anatoliy Tymoschuk (c)
RM 18 Russia Konstantin Zyryanov
LM 27 Russia Igor Denisov Yellow card 72'
RW 20 Russia Viktor Fayzulin downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
LW 10 Russia Andrei Arshavin
CF 9 Turkey Fatih Tekke
Substitutes:
GK 1 Slovakia Kamil Čontofalský
DF 5 South Korea Kim Dong-Jin upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 2 Russia Vladislav Radimov
MF 25 Netherlands Fernando Ricksen
MF 57 Russia Aleksei Ionov
MF 88 Ukraine Olexandr Gorshkov
FW 7 Argentina Alejandro Domínguez
Manager:
Netherlands Dick Advocaat
RANGERS:
GK 13 Scotland Neil Alexander
RB 21 Scotland Kirk Broadfoot Yellow card 90+4'
CB 3 Scotland David Weir
CB 24 Spain Carlos Cuéllar
LB 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac downward-facing red arrow 77'
DM 7 Algeria Brahim Hemdani downward-facing red arrow 80'
RM 28 Scotland Steven Whittaker downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 6 Scotland Barry Ferguson (c)
CM 8 Scotland Kevin Thomson
LM 35 Northern Ireland Steven Davis
CF 19 France Jean-Claude Darcheville
Substitutes:
GK 16 Scotland Graeme Smith
DF 30 Scotland Christian Dailly
MF 11 Scotland Charlie Adam
MF 39 Senegal Amdy Faye
FW 9 Scotland Kris Boyd upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 10 Spain Nacho Novo upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 27 Scotland Lee McCulloch upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Scotland Walter Smith

Man of the Match:
Russia Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St. Petersburg)[5]

Assistant referees:
Sweden Stefan Wittberg
Sweden Henrik Andren
Fourth official:
Sweden Martin Ingvarsson

Match statistics

Zenit Rangers
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 19 8
Shots on target 8 3
Ball possession 56% 44%
Corner kicks 9 2
Fouls committed 12 12
Offsides 3 0
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0

Fan violence

Police split Zenit and Rangers fans
Main article: 2008 UEFA Cup Final riots

The event was marred by fans rioting in Manchester city centre, with BBC News 24 interrupting normal programming to broadcast the riots live on television,[6] and ITN's flagship News at Ten programme giving extensive coverage to the riots.[7][8][9][10]

A Zenit fan was also attacked and stabbed. Six Rangers fans were arrested on suspicion of grevious bodily harm, but all were released without charges being brought.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Chaplin, Mark (4 October 2006). "Moscow chosen for 2008 final". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
  2. ^ "A great opportunity for Manchester". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  3. ^ Delany, Max (7 May 2008). "50,000 British Fans Coming to Town". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  4. ^ Fordyce, Tom (13 May 2008). "Who are Zenit?". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  5. ^ Ravdin, Eugene (14 May 2008). "Proud Arshavin spent by star turn". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  6. ^ "hun fans". YouTube. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  7. ^ Taylor, Paul (14 May 2008). "Pub Closed After Brawl". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Violence marrs Uefa showpiece". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  9. ^ "The Uefa Cup Final day in video". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  10. ^ "Violence mars Uefa final". Independent Television News. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
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