The 2008 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the

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, the 65th season of Germany's premier knockout

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cup competition. The match took place on 19 April 2008 between thirteen-time winners

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and two-time winners

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. The final was played in front of 70,000 at

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. Bayern ran out 2–1 winners in extra time, thanks to two strikes from Italian forward

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, gaining their 14th

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title and gaining the first trophy of a league and cup double.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a

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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

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was played. If the score was still level, a

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was used to determine the winner. ''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

Match

Details

References

External links

Match report
at kicker.de
Match report
at WorldFootball.net
Match report
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