Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Shakhtar claims final UEFA Cup


Shakhtar Donetsk became the first Ukrainian club (and third from the former Soviet bloc inside five years) to raise the UEFA Cup with a 2-1 extra time victory over Werder Bremen.

After the teams traded keeper gaffes for a 1-1 result through 90 minutes, Jadson's early overtime roller served as both Bremen netminder Tim Wiese's second blunder of the night (after an earlier Neo-in-the-Matrix ball dodge) and the winning goal.

UPDATE: Here is the big mama super mega highlight reel. As you can see, Bremen may have a bit of a gripe at the end there, but it's certainly nothing eye-popping and repeated, such as in a certain Champions League match.





- Greg Seltzer

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