2008 Coupe de France final

2008 Coupe de France final
Event2007–08 Coupe de France
After extra time
Date24 May 2008
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
Man of the MatchSidney Govou
RefereePhilippe Kalt
Attendance79,204
2007
2009

The 2008 Coupe de France final was a football match that was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on 24 May 2008. It was the 90th final in the Coupe de France's history. The final was contested between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais. This was PSG's 10th appearance in the Coupe de France final, having won the cup in 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2006. They also lost in the final twice in 1985 and 2003. With a win in this year's final, PSG would have been granted the rare cup double with their last double coming in 1998. This was Olympique Lyonnais's 7th appearance in the final having won in 1964, 1967, and 1973. They lost in the final three times in 1963, 1971, and 1976.

Road to the final

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Paris Saint-Germain Round Lyon
Opponent H/A Result 2007–08 Coupe de France Opponent H/A Result
Épinal A 2–0 Round of 64 Créteil A 4–0
Le Poiré-sur-Vie A 3–1 Round of 32 Croix de Savoie A 1–0
Bastia H 2–1 Round of 16 Sochaux H 2–1
Carquefou A 1–0 Quarter-finals Metz H 1–0
Amiens A 1–0 Semi-finals Sedan H 1–0

Match information

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Lyon supporters at the 2008 Coupe de France Final.

In front of a sell-out crowd of 80,000+ fans, Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain stepped on the pitch of the Stade de France to contest the 90th Coupe de France. PSG tore Lyon's defense ragged for most of the game and had a goal by Sylvain Armand incorrectly ruled offside. Olympique Lyonnais held on to 0–0 after 90 minutes, winning the match in extra time.

The majority of the first half was mainly dominated by PSG who thrived on Lyon's turnovers using them in order to counterattack. Lyon players, becoming frustrated, committed several malicious challenges leading to the likes of Anthony Réveillère and Sébastien Squillaci picking up yellow cards. The second half was partially even with both teams attempting to counterattack each other with both displaying fatigue as the second half moved forward. Both PSG and Lyon had several chances. Lyon's primary chances were as a result of Juninho's free kicks, while PSG probably had the best chance of the night when Amara Diané got through in the box and had a great chance, however it was miraculously saved by Grégory Coupet, who was playing his last match in a Lyon jersey, leaving the match up for grabs as they headed to extra time. One notable moment of the second half was the substitution of Pauleta, who was playing his final match for PSG. He was given a standing ovation by PSG supporters.

The first half of extra time was progressively slow with both clubs trying to get a strategic view of each other. It wasn't until the end of the first half of extra time when a goal was finally conceded. Following a cross by Karim Benzema, Sidney Govou pounced on the loose ball in the box after it went off Kader Keïta to give Lyon the lead after 102 minutes of play. Following the goal, Lyon finally settled down and opted to a more defensive style of play utilizing the offside trap and holding on to the ball more turning the tables on PSG, who were now becoming frustrated, with Mario Yepes delivering a questionable elbow on Benzema. Sidney Govou's goal would eventually be the only goal of the match giving Lyon their first Coupe de France title victory in 35 years. With the win in the final, Lyon were also granted their first ever double having won Ligue 1 this past season.

Since both clubs have automatically qualified for European competitions, PSG via the Coupe de la Ligue, Lyon via Ligue 1, the Coupe de France European place was reverted to the league. The spot was awarded to AS Saint-Étienne, ironically Lyon's primary rivals.

Match details

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Lyon1–0 (a.e.t.)Paris Saint-Germain
Govou 102' Report
Attendance: 79,204
Referee: Philippe Kalt
Lyon
PSG
Lyon:
GK 1 France Grégory Coupet
RB 2 France Anthony Réveillère Yellow card 41'
CB 4 France Jean-Alain Boumsong
CB 5 France Sébastien Squillaci Yellow card 45'
LB 11 Italy Fabio Grosso
RM 7 France Sidney Govou
CM 3 France Jérémy Toulalan
CM 8 Brazil Juninho (c) downward-facing red arrow 117'
LM 6 Sweden Kim Källström downward-facing red arrow 68'
FW 10 France Karim Benzema
FW 9 Brazil Fred downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK 18 France Rémy Vercoutre
DF 13 France François Clerc upward-facing green arrow 117'
MF 12 France Mathieu Bodmer upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 17 Spain Marc Crosas
MF 14 Argentina César Delgado
FW 15 France Hatem Ben Arfa
FW 16 Ivory Coast Kader Keïta Yellow card 110' upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
France Alain Perrin
PSG:
GK 1 France Jérôme Alonzo
RB 2 Brazil Ceará
CB 6 Colombia Mario Yepes
CB 4 France Zoumana Camara Yellow card 40'
LB 3 France Sylvain Armand
RM 10 France Clément Chantôme downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 5 France Grégory Bourillon downward-facing red arrow 105'
CM 8 France Jérémy Clément
CM 7 France Jérôme Rothen Yellow card 65'
LM 11 Ivory Coast Amara Diané
FW 9 Portugal Pauleta (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK 18 Armenia Apoula Edima Bete Edel
DF 15 France Bernard Mendy Yellow card 113' upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 17 France Mamadou Sakho
MF 13 Brazil Souza upward-facing green arrow 105'
FW 12 France Péguy Luyindula upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 14 France Yannick Boli
FW 16 France Loris Arnaud
Manager:
France Paul Le Guen

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes extra-time (15-minute intervals)
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

References

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