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.
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.
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.
Previous finals TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)PécsNoneFehérvár1 (2008)
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). PécsRoundFehérvárOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultPaks1–0 (A)Matchday 1Rákospalota4–0 (H)Zalaegerszeg2–0 (H)Matchday 2Baktalórántháza2–0 (A)Újpest1–1 (H)Matchday 3Ferencváros0–0 (H)Kaposvár4–1 (A)Matchday 4Honvéd2–2 (H)Dunaújváros3–1 (H)Matchday 5Kecskemét3–2 (A)Paks3–1 (H)Matchday 6Rákospalota4–2 (A)Zalaegerszeg0–0 (A)Matchday 7Baktalórántháza8–0 (H)Újpest0–4 (A)Matchday 8Ferencváros3–2 (A)Kaposvár2–4 (H)Matchday 9Honvéd1–1 (A)Dunaújváros8–2 (A)Matchday 10Kecskemét2–0 (H)Group C runners-upFinal standingsGroup D winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legHaladás7–33–2 (H)4–1 (A)Quarter-finalsDiósgyőr1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H)Honvéd2–01–0 (A)1–0 (H)Semi-finalsGyőr3–12–0 (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.
Details
GK 31 Lajos HegedűsDF 5 József SzabadosDF 6 Gábor KovácsDF 18 Levente Lantos DF 33 Ádám PrésingerMF 7 Dávid WittrédiMF 26 Balázs Schrancz MF 27 Tamás SzalaiMF 82 Balázs Berdó FW 20 Gergő Lovrencsics FW 69 Zsolt Horváth Substitutes:GK 1 Roland HerbertDF 4 József NagyDF 8 János SiposDF 21 Roland Racskó MF 10 Olivér Nagy MF 22 Béla Koplárovics MF 25 Balázs Fónai Manager: Antal Botos GK 1 Zsolt SebőkDF 2 Marko Anđić DF 3 Gábor Horváth IIDF 13 Ilija RadovićDF 20 Pál Lázár MF 14 Balázs FarkasMF 15 Dániel NagyMF 17 Dénes Szakály MF 25 Ákos Elek FW 18 Goran Vujović FW 21 André Alves Substitutes:GK 22 Nenad FilipovićDF 4 Dávid Mohl DF 5 Ákos KollerMF 10 Zsolt Dvéri MF 26 César Romero FW 9 Illés Sitku FW 29 Alison Silva Manager: István Varga
Assistant referees: Tibor Virágh Zoltán Kovács Fourth official: Gábor Oláh
References
External links HFF Official Website