2009 FIFA Club World Cup final
Introduction 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 de La Plata of Argentina, the CONMEBOL club champions, against Barcelona of Spain, the UEFA club champions.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.
Road to final  Estudiantes (LP)Team BarcelonaCONMEBOLConfederationUEFAWinner of the 2009 Copa LibertadoresQualificationWinner of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueByePlay-off roundByeByeQuarter-finalsBye'''2–1'''  Pohang SteelersSemi-finals'''3–1'''  Atlante
Match ===Details=== GK '''25''' Damián AlbilSW '''2'''  Leandro Desábato  RB '''30''' Clemente Rodríguez  CB '''3'''  Christian CellayCB '''16''' Germán Ré   LB '''13''' Juan Manuel Díaz  DM '''22''' Rodrigo Braña  RM '''8'''  Enzo Pérez    CM '''11''' Juan Sebastián Verón (c)LM '''23''' Leandro Benítez   CF '''17''' Mauro Boselli'''Substitutions:'''MF '''5'''  Matías Sánchez    MF '''18''' Maximiliano Núñez   DF '''21''' Marcos Rojo    '''Manager:''' Alejandro Sabella GK '''1'''  Víctor Valdés  RB '''2'''  Dani AlvesCB '''3'''  Gerard PiquéCB '''5'''  Carles Puyol (c)LB '''22''' Eric AbidalDM '''15''' Seydou Keita   CM '''6'''  XaviCM '''16''' Sergio Busquets   RW '''10''' Lionel Messi  LW '''14''' Thierry Henry    CF '''9'''  Zlatan Ibrahimović'''Substitutions:'''FW '''17''' Pedro   MF '''24''' Yaya Touré   FW '''7'''  Jeffrén   '''Manager:''' Pep Guardiola'''Assistant referees:'''Héctor Vergara (Canada)Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)'''Fourth official:'''Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)'''Reserve assistant referee:'''Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)'''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    Estudiantes BarcelonaGoals scored  1  2Total shots  3  16Shots on target  1  4Ball possession  36%  64%Corner kicks  3  10Fouls committed  29  19Offsides  8  1Yellow cards  7  3Red cards  0  0
References
External links * FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009, FIFA.com* Technical Report and Statistics (PDF), FIFA.com