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Shakhtar Donetsk

  • Luiz Adriano 25’
  • Jadson 97’

Werder Bremen

  • Naldo 35’

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  1. Shakhtar lift UEFA Cup

    Shakhtar lift UEFA Cup

    Goalkeeping errors were the order of the night as Shakhtar Donetsk lifted the last UEFA Cup with a 2-1 extra-time win over Werder Bremen. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:120'
    • Shakhtar Donetsk
    • Werder Bremen
    • 120+1 And that's the final whistle! Shakhtar win the last UEFA Cup and it's two of their Brazilians that do it! Bremen are heartbroken but Shakhtar played the better football and deserved the win! The Ukrainian side's subs and staff all rush on to the pitch to celebrate a famous victory, their first European trophy!
    • 120' Boenisch loses his head after contesting a goal kick...
    • 119' Long one over the top and Proedl flicks it on and Pizarro slides in to score! But the whistle has gone! Pizarro fouled Chygrynsky, great decision, he pulled his shirt before firing home.
    • 117' Kucher is rowing with Pizarro after the two clash but Cantalejo calms it down.
    • 115' Tziolis late on Srna, yellow card.
    • 113' Corner for Bremen, needs to be retaken as Hunt and Frings are called over. Sent over again, goal kick this time after ProedlÂ’s header.
    • 111' Duljaj on for Jadson, who is fine but they may as well make the change to waste time.
    • 110' Tziolis comes down the right, Ozil plays it to Baumann on the edge of the box AND HE DRILLS IT LOW AND INCHES WIDE WITH THE KEEPER BEATEN!
    • 109' The 'injured' Jadson is carried off on a stretcher.
    • 108' Jadson is down 'injured', the physios are on...
    • 106' Second half underway.
    • 105' Half-time in extra-time, 2-1 to Shakhtar!
    • 104' Willian gets in behind the Bremen defence and he's through, Wiese runs out so Willian lobs him but just over!
    • 103' Jadson to Fernandinho down the right but the cross is too high for Gladkyy and swings out for a goal kick.
    • 102' BREMEN SUB: Tziolis on for Neimeyer.
    • 100' SHAKHTAR SUB: Gai, a defensive player, is on for Ilsinho
    • 99' The corner is swung over from the right, Pizarro with a weak header, easy for Pyatov.
    • 98' Bremen break from kick-off and Pizarro is in with a header but behind by Pyatov for a corner! Great save! The game has woken up.
    • 96' Srna on the right, he drills it in low and Jadson with a weak finish BUT WIESE LETS IT SLITHER THROUGH HIS HANDS AND IT'S 2-1! Oh no another goalkeeping mistake, not has bad as the one from Pyatov but all his good work is undone!
    • 94' BREMEN SUB: Fritz is struggling with injury and comes off for Pasanen.
    • 93' The ball is played over the top and Ozil is in but Srna gets in between in him and back to Pyatov, the Bremen fans howl for a backpass but the ref says no!
    • 92' Srna pops up on the right, he smashes an outswinger that Wiese does well to parry away from Gladkyy sliding in!
    • 91' The first half of extra-time is underway!!
    • 90+3 The end of normal time, 1-1 between these two after a great first half and frankly dreadful second. Half an hour extra-time beckons and possibly penalties!
    • 90+2 Gladkyy is down after falling on the edge of the Bremen box but he's fine to continue.
    • 90+1 Three minutes injury-time being played...
    • 90' Hunt slides it wide to Ozil who knocks it back to Pizarro who backheels it in but offside to Ozil, correct decision.
    • 89' SKAHTAR SUB: Gladkyy is on for Luiz Adriano.
    • 87' The free-kick is wasted and Shakhtar clear.
    • 86' Ilsinho booked for holding back Boenisch.
    • 84' Willian tries to get past Frings but the Germany man tackles and brings it clear.
    • 82' This match has really died a death, both sides look knackered and Bremen in particular are really missing the unfortunately-suspended Diego.
    • 80' Jadson and Srna almost combine in the box, Srna goes down but back with Jadson who crosses but out for a goal kick. Srna seems to be hurt.
    • 79' Free-kick to Bremen around 35 yards out... Proedl sends it high in AND PIZARRO WITH A DOWNWARD HEADER TO THE BOTTOM LEFT BUT A BRILLIANT STOP BY PYATOV AND HUNT CAN FINISH BUT WIDE! Great save from the man who made the howler in the first half!
    • 78' BREMEN SUB: Aaron Hunt is on for Rosenberg.
    • 77' Lewandowski is booked for pulling back Fritz surging down the right.
    • 76' Srna swings the corner far post and JADSON UNMARKED but he volleys low and straight at Wiese.
    • 75' Chygrynskiy gets forward and lofts it wide left to Rat overlapping from left-back and he wins a corner for Shakhtar. Jadson swings it deep, too deep but Srna wins a corner again, on the right this time.
    • 74' Pizarro almost sneaks in behind Chygrynskiy but the ball spins into Pyatov's arms.
    • 73' There is a cat on the pitch. It is grey, small and cute.
    • 72' Jadson plays a lofted ball over the top but too much for Luiz Adriano, who is offside anyway.
    • 69' Now Chygrynskiy fouls Pizarro, it's getting quite bitty now...
    • 67' Lewandowski with a foul on Rosenberg...
    • 66' Free-kick to Shakhtar but Bremen clear the loose ball in the box. Shakhtar are labouring somewhat in this second half.
    • 65' Shakhtar on what is a rare attack this half but another Willian cut-back is cleared.
    • 63' The second corner comes in but Bremen deal with this one better and clear.
    • 62' Corner to Bremen almost causes havoc for Shakhtar but the ball spins away for a corner.
    • 61' Bremen are looking a lot more threatening now, Shakhtar seem to be on the back foot.
    • 59' Fritz down the right and he drills it low towards Rosenborg who takes a touch to turn but can't get the shot away and Shakhtar survive.
    • 57' Yellow card for Srna for time wasting or some other form of dissent.
    • 55' Free-kick to Bremen on the right-centre which Frings will take... drilled low into the box and no-one gets a touch and it's wide for a goal kick.
    • 54' Jadson gets in on the left but he shoots well wide from the edge of the box. Poor effort.
    • 53' Rat and Baumann collide but they're both alright to continue.
    • 51' Jadson to take the free-kick... great effort curled over the wall but tipped away in style by Wiese! Another good save.
    • 49' Whipped in by Srna but cleared... second ball almost causes problems and Proedl steps on Willian's toe, another free-kick on the edge of the box...
    • 48' Free-kick to Shakhtar on the right wing...
    • 46' Second-half underway!!
    • - Luiz Adriano celebrates his goal against Bremen: Adriano celebrates goal
    • - Click on the link for photos as they arrive from Istanbul: Bremen-Shakhtar in photos!
    • 45+2 The corner is put behind for another... this one is taken short, Srna to Willian with a low cross again but Proedl clears. There's the whistle, an entertaining 1-1 at half-time!
    • 45+1 Fernandinho plays in Willian who has cropped up on the right and a super low ball through Proedl's legs but put behind for a corner with Adriano lurking!
    • 45' Cantalejo finally says enough is enough and books Frings for intent, sliding in late but not hitting Lewandowski.
    • 44' Ilsinho with a rough challenge on Niemeyer, who goes down like a tonne of bricks. Free-kick but no card as it was an over-reaction. Ilsinho actually got the ball but followed through for the German to hurl himself to the deck like he'd been hit round the head with a phone directory.
    • 43' Lewandowski to Ilsinho but Bremen clear...
    • 42' Ilsinho gets in down the right and drills it low for Adriano but cleared by Proedl.
    • 41' Willian gets it on the left and plays a low one to LewandowskI WHO LETS RIP WITH A BRILLIANT DRIVE FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT AN AMAZING STOP BY WIESE! Corner Shakhtar. Wiese somehow hurled himself towards the corner to tip it around the post.
    • 40' Srna into Ilsinho but good defending from Proedl to rob him and Niemeyer to clear.
    • 38' Pyatov is in all kinds of trouble, hurling himself wildly towards Pizarro and lucky to get a goal kick when it should have been a corner.
    • 35' Naldo will take this free-kick then, from 30 yards... right down the throat of Pyatov BUT OH NO A TERRIBLE MISTAKE FROM THE KEEPER TO FUMBLE IT INTO HIS OWN NET! Oh no, poor Pyatov, he tried to catch it but the pace was so much that it just went through him. He could have parried, punched or tipped that over. 1-1.
    • 34' Baumann goes into the back of Ilsinho but nothing given and now Bremen win a free-kick on the edge of Shakhtar's box after Rosenborg went down very easily...
    • 32' Nasty landing for Adriano after he challenged for a header, he landed awkwardly on his arm and may have popped a shoulder out here...
    • 31' Ozil finds Boenisch on the left, good cross but Pizarro is beaten to it by Kucher, now Niemeyer can put it in the mixer but a poor ball, back with the keeper.
    • 29' Jadson plays Willian in but a poor strike straigt at Wiese. Shakhtar dominant at the moment.
    • 27' Willian in the middle slides it right to Adriano, he races towards goal, Bremen get back but he has time to shoot and fires over from just inside the box!
    • 25' Lovely flick by Ilsinho past Naldo AND LUIZ ADRIANO IS IN BUT HE STILL HAS TO FINISH WITH WIESE RUNNING OUT AND BOY DOES HE FINISH! 1-0 Shakhtar, the Brazilian clipped it over Wiese to make amends for the early miss and the Ukrainians lead in the last UEFA Cup final!!
    • 23' Fritz into Pizarro who's in with a great turn but there was a foul by the Peruvian, who slid into Kucher trying to make the shot too.
    • 22' The ref played an advantage in that move after Srna went down after running into Baumann, seems Cantalejo did not view it as a foul as both receive treatment for knocks to the abdomen.
    • 21' Ilsinho gets in down the right but sends a poor cross over.
    • 20' Bremen again attack and it's Ozil who weaves into the box past the floundering Chyhrynsky but Kucher slides in and Ozil goes down but no penalty says Cantalejo, play-on and pack with Pyatov.
    • 18' Excellent play again by Bremen but the passing move breaks down when Fritz attempts a shot that is well over.
    • 17' Bremen with some good possession, now Frings tires it through the middle but Rosenberg's backheel doesn't come off and the Ukrainian side clear.
    • 15' Frings and Niemeyer combine on the right but well defended by Shakhtar who play it out neatly.
    • 13' Willian goes in late on Frings on Bremen's right, he didn't mean it so Cantalejo just has a word. Ozil takes the free-kick but headed away from Pizarro.
    • 12' Srna takes the corner but his normally excellent delivery from wide lets him down. Ilsinho is limping after picking up a knock in that last move.
    • 11' More good play from Shakhtar, a flowing passing move including Srna, Ilsinho, Jadson and Fernandinho but it's put behind for a corner.
    • 9' Frings with a good cross over to Pizarro, who can't head on target so tries to nod it back to a team-mate but Shakhtar clear.
    • 8' Ilsinho through the middle plays it wide to Srna who drills a super low ball across goal that has the Bremen defenders slipping on to their backsides but no-one can get a touch and hacked away! Cracking start to this game!!
    • 7' Throw in to Bremen on their right, Boenisch to take in some respite for the Germans... Pizarro is causing problems and Lewandowski with a poor header clear for BAUMANN TO DRIVE but it bounces wide! That was a chance!
    • 5' Ilsinho on the left edge of the box, he cuts inside from the corner of the D, knocks it back to Jadson who slides a wonderful through-ball to Adriano who must score but he puts it wide with only the keeper to beat! Bad, bad miss after some tidy play between the three Brazilians but where on earth were Bremen's defence? They were anything but level and showed the marking ability of a GSCE examination board employee.
    • 4' Ilsinho almost gets in behind the Bremen defence but eventually they get it clear.
    • 3' A lively enough start but little in the way of completed passes.
    • 1' Luis Medina Cantalejo blows his whistle and the match in Istanbul is underway!!
    • - Werder Bremen team: 1-Tim Wiese; 8-Clemens Fritz, 15-Sebatian Proedl, 4-Naldo, 2-Sebastian Boenisch; 25-Peter Niemeyer, 22-Torsten Frings, 6-Frank Baumann, 11-Mesut Ozil; 9-Markus Rosenberg, 24-Claudio Pizarro.
    • - Shakhtar Donetsk team: 30-Andriy Pyatov; 33-Darijo Srna, 5-Olexandr Kucher, 27-Dmytro Chygrynskiy, 26-Razvan Rat; 18-Mariusz Lewandowski, 7-Fernandinho; 11-Ilsinho, 8-Jadson, 22-Willian; 17-Luiz Adriano.
    • - Click the links below for team news, match facts and an impassioned call for Michel Platini to stop messing with the UEFA Cup.
    • - Early Doors: How to save the UEFA Cup
    • - Team news: Bremen face injury crisis
    • - Video: Bremen v Shakhtar preview
    • - UEFA Cup final match facts
    • - It is the final UEFA Cup final before its latest facelift renders it the UEFA Europa League - Werder Bremen v Shakhtar Donetsk.

  • Summary

    • 119' Long one over the top and Proedl flicks it on and Pizarro slides in to score! But the whistle has gone! Pizarro fouled Chygrynsky, great decision, he pulled his shirt before firing home.
    • 110' Tziolis comes down the right, Ozil plays it to Baumann on the edge of the box AND HE DRILLS IT LOW AND INCHES WIDE WITH THE KEEPER BEATEN!
    • 104' Willian gets in behind the Bremen defence and he's through, Wiese runs out so Willian lobs him but just over!
    • 98' Bremen break from kick-off and Pizarro is in with a header but behind by Pyatov for a corner! Great save! The game has woken up.
    • 96' Srna on the right, he drills it in low and Jadson with a weak finish BUT WIESE LETS IT SLITHER THROUGH HIS HANDS AND IT'S 2-1! Oh no another goalkeeping mistake, not has bad as the one from Pyatov but all his good work is undone!
    • 92' Srna pops up on the right, he smashes an outswinger that Wiese does well to parry away from Gladkyy sliding in!
    • 79' Free-kick to Bremen around 35 yards out... Proedl sends it high in AND PIZARRO WITH A DOWNWARD HEADER TO THE BOTTOM LEFT BUT A BRILLIANT STOP BY PYATOV AND HUNT CAN FINISH BUT WIDE! Great save from the man who made the howler in the first half!
    • 76' Srna swings the corner far post and JADSON UNMARKED but he volleys low and straight at Wiese.
    • 51' Jadson to take the free-kick... great effort curled over the wall but tipped away in style by Wiese! Another good save.
    • 45+1 Fernandinho plays in Willian who has cropped up on the right and a super low ball through Proedl's legs but put behind for a corner with Adriano lurking!
    • 41' Willian gets it on the left and plays a low one to LewandowskI WHO LETS RIP WITH A BRILLIANT DRIVE FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT AN AMAZING STOP BY WIESE! Corner Shakhtar. Wiese somehow hurled himself towards the corner to tip it around the post.
    • 35' Naldo will take this free-kick then, from 30 yards... right down the throat of Pyatov BUT OH NO A TERRIBLE MISTAKE FROM THE KEEPER TO FUMBLE IT INTO HIS OWN NET! Oh no, poor Pyatov, he tried to catch it but the pace was so much that it just went through him. He could have parried, punched or tipped that over. 1-1.
    • 32' Nasty landing for Adriano after he challenged for a header, he landed awkwardly on his arm and may have popped a shoulder out here...
    • 27' Willian in the middle slides it right to Adriano, he races towards goal, Bremen get back but he has time to shoot and fires over from just inside the box!
    • 25' Lovely flick by Ilsinho past Naldo AND LUIZ ADRIANO IS IN BUT HE STILL HAS TO FINISH WITH WIESE RUNNING OUT AND BOY DOES HE FINISH! 1-0 Shakhtar, the Brazilian clipped it over Wiese to make amends for the early miss and the Ukrainians lead in the last UEFA Cup final!!
    • 20' Bremen again attack and it's Ozil who weaves into the box past the floundering Chyhrynsky but Kucher slides in and Ozil goes down but no penalty says Cantalejo, play-on and pack with Pyatov.
    • 8' Ilsinho through the middle plays it wide to Srna who drills a super low ball across goal that has the Bremen defenders slipping on to their backsides but no-one can get a touch and hacked away! Cracking start to this game!!
    • 5' Ilsinho on the left edge of the box, he cuts inside from the corner of the D, knocks it back to Jadson who slides a wonderful through-ball to Adriano who must score but he puts it wide with only the keeper to beat! Bad, bad miss after some tidy play between the three Brazilians but where on earth were Bremen's defence? They were anything but level and showed the marking ability of a GSCE examination board employee.
    • - Click the links below for team news, match facts and an impassioned call for Michel Platini to stop messing with the UEFA Cup.
    • - It is the final UEFA Cup final before its latest facelift renders it the UEFA Europa League - Werder Bremen v Shakhtar Donetsk.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Shakhtar Donetsk

    Captain: Darijo Srna

    Starting line-up

    • A. Pyatov
    • D. Srna Yellow Card
    • O. Kucher
    • D. Chygrynskiy
    • R. Rat
    • M. Lewandowski Yellow Card
    • Fernandinho
    • Ilsinho
    • Jadson
    • Willian
    • Luiz Adriano

    Subs

    • R. Khudzhamov
    • O. Chyzhov
    • M. Moreno
    • M. Ischenko

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Werder Bremen

    Captain: Frank Baumann

    Starting line-up

    • T. Wiese
    • C. Fritz Yellow Card Substitution Out (95′)
    • S. Prödl
    • Naldo
    • S. Boenisch
    • T. Frings Yellow Card
    • F. Baumann
    • P. Niemeyer Substitution Out (103′)
    • M. Özil
    • C. Pizarro
    • M. Rosenberg Substitution Out (78′)

    Subs

    • J. Vranješ
    • C. Vander
    • M. Harnik
    • D. Tosic

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. 121.russian team won by CHANCE

    From nazimgendjev.­

    Stupid id iot! SHAKTAR IS UKRAINIAN TEAM!

    From chechenr, on Thu 21 May 4:18PM

  2. Last uefa cup? Damn! Roman Abramovic bought it now?­ LMAO

    From NICE GUY, on Thu 21 May 2:57PM

  3. i hate shakahtar emerging the winner

    From terrormatthew, on Thu 21 May 2:42PM

  4. I so wanted Bremen to win coz they have pizarro

    From chelsean1fan, on Thu 21 May 12:03PM

  5. congrats shakhtar......
    sorry for diego n pizarro

    From manjula, on Thu 21 May 11:07AM

  6. Schaaf gone crazyyyyyy

    From Syakir, on Thu 21 May 9:51AM

  7. BRAVO Shakhtar from Malaysia

    From Syakir, on Thu 21 May 9:44AM

  8. Bravo Lucescu !

    From Dimulescu, on Thu 21 May 9:00AM

  9. bravo Luce. his the best romanian coach ever

    From Bugnar, on Thu 21 May 8:01AM

  10. Told you people that "Shaktar will lift the trophy­ for sure" but you didnt believe me so here you go­ they lifted it already Ha

    From lubomirhanis, on Thu 21 May 7:38AM

  11. Where did you see russian team?
    Its Ukrainian­ team!

    And the chance is everywhere!

    From AndrewM, on Thu 21 May 6:39AM
  12. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    russian team won by CHANCE

    From Nazim, on Thu 21 May 12:08AM

  13. shaktar only had 3 ukrainians in the team. it sad that­ all the teams in europe are getting so foreign.

    From fsdfdsf, on Wed 20 May 11:52PM

  14. gers to win title and cup double and tics will be­ greeting like weans

    From ALICE, on Wed 20 May 10:57PM

  15. BAAAARCAAAA

    From Victor, on Wed 20 May 10:49PM

  16. BAAAARCAAAA

    From Victor, on Wed 20 May 10:49PM

  17. Congratulation ....Il Luce ....greatest romanian coach

    From George, on Wed 20 May 10:38PM

  18. Why do they keep on saying last UEFA cup. The name will­ change but the competition will remain the same. So why­ the commentator say LAST everytime, its very annoying

    From Saurabh Datta, on Wed 20 May 10:23PM

  19. Bravoooo Shakhtar................... Cheers From­ Georgia........

    From Zura NYC, on Wed 20 May 10:22PM

  20. Congratulations UCRAINE .... from MOLDOVA cheers !!!

    From Serj, on Wed 20 May 10:20PM
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