MLS Cup 2009
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| Real Salt Lake won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 22 November 2009 | ||||||
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| Venue | Qwest Field, Seattle, WA | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) | ||||||
| Attendance | 46,011 | ||||||
The 2009 MLS Cup was the championship match of the 2009 Major League Soccer season, the 14th season of the league. The final was played at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington on November 22, 2009.[1]
The match was contested by Eastern Conference champion Real Salt Lake and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Galaxy. Real Salt Lake won the game and their first MLS Cup after winning 5–4 in a penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw.[2] A penalty miss in the shoot-out from LA Galaxy striker Edson Buddle left Salt Lake defender Robbie Russell to score and give the club their first title in only their 5th season as an MLS team.[3]
ESPN televised the match in English and Galavisión in Spanish. This was the first time that the MLS championship match was televised on the cable network after the first thirteen were carried on ABC.
It was the second MLS Cup to match two Western Conference teams against each other.
Match details
Real Salt Lake  | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |  Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Findley  64' |
Report | Magee 41' |
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Mathis  Findley Beckerman  Grabavoy Williams Wingert Russell |
5 – 4 | Beckham Berhalter Kirovski Donovan Magee Klein Buddle |
         Real Salt Lake
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    Los Angeles Galaxy
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Assistant referees:
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Notes
- ^ Sounders FC Public Relations (March 11, 2009). "Qwest Field to Host League's 14th Championship Match on Sunday, November 22". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ "Salt Lake beat L.A. Galaxy to MLS title". CNN. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ "Salt Lake beat L.A. Galaxy to MLS title". ESPN. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-23.