2007 DFB-Pokal Final

The 2007 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2006–07 DFB-Pokal, the 64th running of Germany's premier football cup competition. In the final, 1. FC Nürnberg defeated VfB Stuttgart 3–2 after extra time,[3] thereby claiming their fourth title and denying Bundesliga champions Stuttgart a double. A 109th-minute strike from Danish midfielder Jan Kristiansen won the game for Nürnberg.

2007 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2006–07 DFB-Pokal
VfB Stuttgart 1. FC Nürnberg
2 3
After extra time
Date26 May 2007 (2007-05-26)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeMichael Weiner (Giesen)[1]
Attendance74,220
WeatherMostly cloudy
18 °C (64 °F)
83% humidity[2]

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[4]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

VfB Stuttgart Round 1. FC Nürnberg
Opponent Result 2006–07 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Alemannia Aachen II (A) 4–0 First round BV Cloppenburg (A) 1–0
Babelsberg 03 (A) 4–2 Second round SC Paderborn (A) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
VfL Bochum (A) 4–1 Round of 16 SpVgg Unterhaching (H) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 p)
Hertha BSC (H) 2–0 Quarter-finals Hannover 96 (H) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)
VfL Wolfsburg (A) 1–0 Semi-finals Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 4–0

Match

Summary
Fans of champions 1. FC Nürnberg in the stadium.

Nürnberg started off strong in the final with a few opportunities, but a mistake by the Nürnberg defence saw Cacau open the scoring for Stuttgart 20 minutes in. Seven minutes later, Nürnberg equalised with a goal from Marek Mintál. The match went to half-time with scores level at 1–1.

Shortly after the restart, Marco Engelhardt headed the ball in to put Nürnberg ahead for the first time in the match. With 10 minutes remaining in regular time, Nürnberg goalkeeper Raphael Schäfer took down Mario Gómez, and referee Michael Weiner awarded a penalty. Pável Pardo converted the penalty to level the match at 2–2. The scores remained level, and the match went into extra time.

In the 109th minute, Jan Kristiansen shot from 28 meters out. The ball sailed over Stuttgart keeper Timo Hildebrand and hit the underside of the crossbar and going into the back of the net to give Nürnberg a 3–2 lead with 11 minutes remaining. The scores remained the same until the end of extra time, giving Nürnberg their fourth DFB-Pokal title.[5]

Details
VfB Stuttgart2–3 (a.e.t.)1. FC Nürnberg
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Attendance: 74,220
VfB Stuttgart
1. FC Nürnberg
GK1 Timo Hildebrand
RB3 Ricardo Osorio 55' 68'
CB6 Fernando Meira (c) 32'
CB17 Matthieu Delpierre
LB21 Ludovic Magnin
RM19 Roberto Hilbert
CM28 Sami Khedira 67' 100'
CM13 Pável Pardo
LM11 Thomas Hitzlsperger
SS25 Antônio da Silva 46'
CF18 Cacau 31'
Substitutes:
GK41 Michael Langer
DF15 Arthur Boka 68'
DF35 Serdar Tasci 100'
MF14 Alexander Farnerud
FW9 Marco Streller
FW16 Benjamin Lauth
FW33 Mario Gómez 118' 46'
Manager:
Armin Veh
GK1 Raphael Schäfer (c)
RB28 Dominik Reinhardt
CB5 Andreas Wolf
CB7 Marek Nikl 14' 72'
LB25 Javier Pinola 115'
CM6 Tomáš Galásek 92'
CM22 Marco Engelhardt
AM11 Marek Mintál 35'
RW13 Ivan Saenko
CF21 Markus Schroth 57'
LW19 Jan Kristiansen
Substitutes:
GK18 Daniel Klewer
DF10 Ivica Banović 115'
DF23 Matthew Spiranovic 84' 72'
MF8 Jan Polák 35'
MF36 Jawhar Mnari
FW35 Chhunly Pagenburg
Manager:
Hans Meyer

Assistant referees:[1]
Norbert Grudzinski (Hamburg)
Kai Voss (Großhansdorf)
Fourth official:[1]
Babak Rafati (Hanover)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References
  1. "DFB-Pokal Vorschau" [DFB-Pokal preview]. fcn.de (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. "DFB-Pokal 2006-07" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  4. "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. "Nürnberg gewinnt den Pokal" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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