Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The First Ukrainian team won UEFA CUP Finals 2009 Istanbul

Shakhtar Donetsk's Croatian midfielder and captain Darijo Srna (2nd R) celebrates with the UEFA Cup

The Orange did it!, FC Shakhtar manage to be the first team from Ukraine to win the UEFA CUP Finals 2009 Istanbul after they have beaten Werder Bremen.

An extra-time goal from Brazilian midfielder Jadson gave FC Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-1 victory over Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup Finals 2009 Istanbul on Wednesday to clinch the Ukrainian side's first European title.

Jadson's 15-yard shot slipped through the grasp of Tim Wiese (Bremen's goalie) in the 97th minute after the teams had been locked 1-1 at the end of normal time. The Germans thought they had snatched an equaliser in the last minute of the additional period, only for on-loan Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro's bundled effort to be ruled out for a foul on Dmytro Chygrynskiy.

Brazilian striker Luiz Adriano had finished coolly to give Shakhtar the lead in the first half, before an error by goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov allowed Werder centre-back Naldo to level. Shakhtar become the first team from Ukraine to lift a European trophy since the break-up of the USSR, while they will also be the last team to lift the UEFA Cup before its re-launch as the Europa League next season. And surely made FC Sharkhtar fans celebrates for their beautiful win.

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