2009 Conference Premier play-off final

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2009 Conference Premier play-off final
Cambridge United Torquay United
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Date17 May 2009
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee G Sutton
Attendance35,089
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The 2009 Conference Premier play-off final, known as the 2009 Blue Square Premier play-off final for sponsorship purposes, was a football match between Cambridge United and Torquay United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the seventh Conference Premier play-off final and the third to be played at Wembley Stadium.

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Torquay won the match 2–0 to secure promotion to League Two, thus returning to The Football League after a two-year absence. Following their victory, Torquay United announced an open-top bus parade which took place on Thursday 21 May. [1]

Match

Details

Cambridge United 0–2 Torquay United
Report Hargreaves Soccerball shade.svg35'
Sills Soccerball shade.svg75'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 35,089
Referee: Gary Sutton (Lincolnshire)
GK20 Adam Bartlett
RB2 Dan Gleeson
CB5 Phil Bolland
CB6 Wayne Hatswell
LB3 Anthony Tonkin
RM18 Robbie Willmott Sub off.svg 80'
CM15 Paul Carden Sub off.svg 79'
CM25Jai Reason
LM11 Courtney Pitt Sub off.svg 61'
CF9 Scott Rendell
CF27 Lee Phillips
Substitutes:
MF4 Daryl McMahon
MF8 Andy Parkinson Sub on.svg 61'
MF10 Jon Challinor Sub on.svg 79'
FW21 Chris Holroyd Sub on.svg 80'
FW28 Danny Crow
Manager:
Gary Brabin
GK1 Michael Poke
RB7 Lee Mansell
CB6 Chris Todd
CB5 Chris Robertson
LB3 Kevin Nicholson
RM15 Wayne Carlisle Sub off.svg 90'
CM11 Nicky Wroe
CM14 Chris Hargreaves
LM19 Danny Stevens Sub off.svg 84'
CF8 Tim Sills
CF9 Elliot Benyon Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutes:
GK23 Martin Rice
MF12 Tyrone Thompson Sub on.svg 86'
MF16 Lee Hodges Sub on.svg 84'
MF18 Mustapha Carayol Sub on.svg 90'
FW17 Matt Green
Manager:
Paul Buckle

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ↑ "Torquay plan open-top bus parade". BBC Sport. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
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