The 2011 Ukrainian Cup Final was a

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match that was played at the

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, on 25 May 2011. The match was the 20th Ukrainian Cup Final and was contested by

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and

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. This was the first time a Ukrainian Cup final was played in Sumy. Since this match was between two teams that had qualified for the

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, the sixth-placed team in the

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season would qualify for the

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. In the draw, Dynamo was selected as the home team. After a goalless first half, Shakhtar's superiority prevailed and they won the match 2–0, enabling them to win the Ukrainian treble of the Ukrainian Super Cup, the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup.

Road to Sumy

As Ukrainian Premier League members ''Shakhtar Donetsk'' and ''Dynamo Kyiv'' did not have to go through the qualification round to get into the competition.

Previous encounters

This was the sixth Ukrainian Cup final between the two teams. Dynamo had defeated Shakhtar three times out of the five Cup Finals. In the last final, however, in

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, Shakhtar was victorious. The two teams also met in a semi final in 2008–09 and in the quarter-final in 2009–10 in which Shakhtar was victorious in both games. Dynamo had appeared in 11 finals, winning 9, while opponents Shakhtar had appeared in 10 finals, winning 6.

Television

The match was broadcast on ICTV in Ukraine.

Match

Details

MAN OF THE MATCH * Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk) MATCH OFFICIALS *Assistant referees: ** Vitaliy Demyanenko (

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) ** Mykola Vasyuta (

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) *Fourth official: Ihor Pokyd'ko (

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) MATCH RULES *90 minutes. *30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. *Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. *Seven named substitutes *Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Post-match

On account of Shakhtar's victory and Dynamo's defeat in the final, and with both team finishing as the top two teams in the

, the 2011

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would feature both teams.

References

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