FC Vaduz lived up to their status as favourites in the 64th Liechtenstein Cup
final by beating USV Eschen/Mauren 2-1 at the Rheinpark Stadium in front of
2,500 spectators to claim the trophy for the 12th successive year. The
victory secured Pierre Littbarski's team, who have just been relegated from
the Swiss Super League, a qualifying place in the newly-formed UEFA Europa
League next season.

Early chances
Eschen/Mauern started the better and had the first opening after two minutes
but Fabio D'Elia failed to take advantage. Marco Colocci and Christoph
Biedermann also passed up good chances for the four-time cup winners and they
were made to pay when Vaduz struck with their first real opportunity six
minutes before the interval, Bruno Sutter sending a free-kick into the area
that Australian Mark Rudan headed in.

Frantic finish
Liechtenstein striker Benjamin Fischer doubled Vaduz's lead on the
counterattack just before half-time but the underdogs refused to give up and
came out for the resumption with plenty of determination. Naim Memeti's
14-metre shot found the net in the 67th minute to inject some excitement back
into the match but Littbarski's charges held on during intense and hectic
closing minutes to celebrate their 38th victory in 50 Liechtenstein Cup final
appearances.

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