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 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 Barcelona
1 2
After extra time
Date19 December 2009
VenueZayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi[1]
Man of the MatchLionel Messi (Barcelona)[2]
RefereeBenito Archundia (Mexico)[1]
Attendance43,050[1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
60% humidity

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.[3][4]

Road to final
Estudiantes 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 Pohang Steelers Semi-finals 3–1 Atlante

Match

Details
Juan Sebastián Verón takes a corner during the final.
Xavi takes a corner during the final.
Estudiantes 1–2 (a.e.t.) Barcelona
Boselli  37' Report Pedro  89'
Messi  110'
Attendance: 43,050[1]
Estudiantes
Barcelona
GK25 Damián Albil
SW2 Leandro Desábato 119'
RB30 Clemente Rodríguez 58'
CB3 Christian Cellay
CB16 Germán Ré 90+1'
LB13 Juan Manuel Díaz 45+2'
DM22 Rodrigo Braña 119'
RM8 Enzo Pérez 65' 79'
CM11 Juan Sebastián Verón (c)
LM23 Leandro Benítez 76'
CF17 Mauro Boselli
Substitutions:
MF5 Matías Sánchez 94' 76'
MF18 Maximiliano Núñez 79'
DF21 Marcos Rojo 112' 90+1'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella
GK1 Víctor Valdés 118'
RB2 Dani Alves
CB3 Gerard Piqué
CB5 Carles Puyol (c)
LB22 Eric Abidal
DM15 Seydou Keita 46'
CM6 Xavi
CM16 Sergio Busquets 79'
RW10 Lionel Messi 23'
LW14 Thierry Henry 82' 83'
CF9 Zlatan Ibrahimović
Substitutions:
FW17 Pedro 46'
MF24 Yaya Touré 79'
FW7 Jeffrén 83'
Manager:
Pep Guardiola

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)[2]

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
Barcelona players celebrate after the match.
Overall[5]
Estudiantes Barcelona
Goals scored12
Total shots316
Shots on target14
Ball possession36%64%
Corner kicks310
Fouls committed2919
Offsides81
Yellow cards73
Red cards00

References
  1. "Match Report" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". RSSSF. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  3. "Barcelona beat Estudiantes to win the Club World Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  4. "Messi seals number six". ESPN Soccernet. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  5. "Match Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
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