... and the FA Cup winner goes to...
CHELSEA CHELSEA!!! CHELSEA CHELSEA!!!
That's right, Chelsea have won the English FA Cup which finally ends Chelsea's barren run of 2 years without a trophy since Jose Mourinho left.
Chelsea, still feeling and suffering from the Champions League heartbreak to eventual winner's Barcelona, did not had the best of starts to the match. With Everton kicking off the match, they had the ball deep into Chelsea's half and with only 26 seconds gone, Everton had opened the scoring thanks to a former Man United player, Louis Saha who drove a sweet left foot volley into the back of the net. It was the quickest goal in the 128-year history of the FA Cup final. But Chelsea, under Guus Hiddink for the last time before he returns to his role as Russia coach, battled back, though, and claimed the throphy for the second time in three years with a goal in either half.
The first came when Malouda, so often skinning the ineffective Hibbert on the left, crossed in a ball which Drogba meet with his head and into the back of the net. It was 5 defenders against 1 attacker in the box and full marks to The Drog as he managed to work some space and attack the ball so beautifully.
Frank Lampard rejoices after scoring the winning goal
After the interval, Chelsea completed the turnaround when Lampard thumped in a left footed shoot from 20 meters after a superd individual skill by shot faking the incoming Phil Neville and shifting the ball to his left before letting go the winning shot.
Guus Hiddink lifting the FA Cup trophy
Chelsea, still feeling and suffering from the Champions League heartbreak to eventual winner's Barcelona, did not had the best of starts to the match. With Everton kicking off the match, they had the ball deep into Chelsea's half and with only 26 seconds gone, Everton had opened the scoring thanks to a former Man United player, Louis Saha who drove a sweet left foot volley into the back of the net. It was the quickest goal in the 128-year history of the FA Cup final. But Chelsea, under Guus Hiddink for the last time before he returns to his role as Russia coach, battled back, though, and claimed the throphy for the second time in three years with a goal in either half.
The first came when Malouda, so often skinning the ineffective Hibbert on the left, crossed in a ball which Drogba meet with his head and into the back of the net. It was 5 defenders against 1 attacker in the box and full marks to The Drog as he managed to work some space and attack the ball so beautifully.
Frank Lampard rejoices after scoring the winning goal
Guus Hiddink lifting the FA Cup trophyIt was Guus Hiddink's last match in charge after doing a fabulous job in turning an almost fading season into something special in just three months, guiding Chelsea so close to the Champions League final by losing only to circumstances not relating to football and pushing Man United all the way in the league title so winning the FA Cup was also the perfect sending-off for him from the Chelsea players.
Guus Hiddink celebrating with the Chelsea players
Subsequently, this marks the ending of the 08/09 footballing season with the FA Cup trophy deposited in Chelsea's cabinet. So what's next for the following season? What we know now is that Chelsea will have a new manager, probably AC Milan's Carlo Ancelotti who has two Champions League winner medal in his CV. Besides, Roman Abromovich is also promising to splash his cash on rebuilding the Chelsea squad which could see 1 or 2 big names wearing the blue jersey next season.
Michael Ballack, Michael Essien and John Terry with new home 09/10 kit
THANKS GUUS!!!
Guus Hiddink celebrating with the Chelsea playersSubsequently, this marks the ending of the 08/09 footballing season with the FA Cup trophy deposited in Chelsea's cabinet. So what's next for the following season? What we know now is that Chelsea will have a new manager, probably AC Milan's Carlo Ancelotti who has two Champions League winner medal in his CV. Besides, Roman Abromovich is also promising to splash his cash on rebuilding the Chelsea squad which could see 1 or 2 big names wearing the blue jersey next season.
Michael Ballack, Michael Essien and John Terry with new home 09/10 kitLastly and for now at least, let us celebrate the FA Cup triumph and hope that it would be the first of many trophy to come after the successful Mourinho era.
THANKS GUUS!!!
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