FA Cup final 2009

FA Cup final 2009: Chelsea send Guus Hiddink out in style after beating Everton.

Guus Hiddink brought his four-month stay at Stamford Bridge to a glorious close by guiding his Chelsea team to victory in the FA Cup final despite falling behind to the fastest goal in the history of the season's traditional climax.Louis Saha scored after just 25 seconds, beating the previous mark of 43 seconds set by Roberto Di Matteo 12 years ago, to hand Everton the lead before Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard struck to ensure the Dutchman enjoyed the perfect end to his cameo in the Premier League."Winning in the mecca of world football, the FA Cup, that's something I cannot believe," said the Dutch coach, who will now return to his job with the Russian national team "He's a great manager and a great man," said Lampard."It's a great send-off for him and we're delighted to give him a trophy. I'm pleased to have scored the goal that did so." The win might have been more emphatic, had referee Howard Webb allowed a Florent Malouda strike which clearly bounced over the line after hitting the underside of the bar, but captain John Terry insisted he was just delighted to see Chelsea win some silverware again."Two years without a trophy, it's been too long. We've seen Manchester United and others winning trophies and it's good to get it that winning feeling back." Chelsea's fans pleaded with owner Roman Abramovich to keep hold of the Dutchman, but the club's chairman, Bruce Buck, last night ruled out a last-ditch bid to change Hiddink's mind and retain his services.

Source;telegraph.co.uk