The 2008 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that took place at the Metalist Stadium on May 7, 2008. The match was the 17th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Dynamo Kyiv. The 2008 Ukrainian Cup FInal was the first to be held outside of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Shakhtar won the match 2:0 with Oleksandr Gladkiy's 44' and Oleksiy Gai's 78' goals.
The match had 5 red cards issued: 2 to Dynamo Kyiv players and 3 to Shakhtar Donetsk players. The match also had 6 yellow cards (Gladkiy got two), 4 of which were given to Shakhtar Donetsk players and two were given to Dynamo Kyiv players. This was in part because of players' violent behavior and also because referee Victor Shvetsov made several misjudgments.
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