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{{Infobox football match
| title              = Champions League 16 final
| event              = [[Champions League 16]]
| team2              = [[Kirkenes FC|Kirkenes]]
| team2association   = {{flagicon|Kelssek}}
| team2score         = 1
| team1              = [[Alnio Brewers|Alnio]]
| team1association   = {{flagicon|Chromatika}}
| team1score         = 1
| details            = After [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]]<br>Kirkenes won 3–1 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]]
| stadium            = [[Stadium Konueira]]
| city               = [[Burnaby]]
| man_of_the_match1a = Catheline Matthias (Kirkenes)
| referee            = 
| attendance         = 60,029
| weather            = Overcast night<br />{{convert|18|°C|°F|abbr=on}}<br />79% [[humidity]]
}}
The '''Champions League 16 final''' was the final match of the 16th edition of the [[IFCF]] [[Champions League]], the world championship for club football. It was played at [[Stadium Konueira]], [[Burnaby]] between [[Chromatika|Chromatik]] club [[Alnio]] and [[Kelssek]] club [[Kirkenes FC]]. Kirkenes won in a penalty shootout to become the second Kelssek club to win club football's world championship.
==Venue==
[[Stadium Konueira]] is the home ground of [[Burnaby SC]], a bitter rival of Kirkenes FC. Burnaby supporters sought to create a hostile atmosphere for their compatriots, culminating in the police force's riot squad being deployed late at night as crowds aimed fireworks at the windows of the hotel the Kirkenes team were staying in.
==Background==

===Kirkenes===
Kirkenes qualified for the Champions League group stage as Kelssek champions. Their domestic season had not gone entirely well as they finished fourth in the league and were unceremoniously dumped out of the [[Patriotes Cup]] by bitter rivals [[CF Outineau]] at the first hurdle. This was Kirkenes's first-ever IFCF final, although they had played international finals previously when they won the [[Vilitan Cove Invitational]].
===Alnio===
Alnio qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round by finishing third in the [[Red League]]. They defeated [[Tannenberg FC]] (Valladares) and then [[CF Outineau]] (Kelssek) in the playoff round to reach the main phase of the competition.
==Road to the final==
''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan="4"|{{UICAclublt|Alnio|CMT}} 
!Round
!colspan="4"|{{UICAclublt|Kirkenes FC|KSK}}
|- style="background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|colspan="3"|Result
|[[Champions League 16#Group stage|Group stage]]
|Opponent
|colspan="3"|Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{UICAclublt|Mâ Âlâmëómë|FFD}}
|colspan="3"| 1–1 (A)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 1
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Sabrefell Moths|NPH}}
|colspan="3"| 2–1 (H)
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Hellinic Rouge|PAS}}
|colspan="3"| 3–2 (H)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 2
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Spartangrad|EUR}}
|colspan="3"| 1–5 (A)
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Crisisbless|NPH}}
|colspan="3"| 0–0 (H)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 3
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Chromatik|CMT}}
|colspan="3" | 3–2 (A)
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Crisisbless|NPH}}
|colspan="3"| 2–0 (A)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 4
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Chromatik|CMT}}
|colspan="3"| 2–1 (H)
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Hellinic Rouge|PAS}}
|colspan="3"| 5–0 (H)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 5
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Spartangrad|EUR}}
|colspan="3"| 0–3 (H)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{UICAclublt|Mâ Âlâmëómë|FFD}}
|colspan="3"| 2–2 (H)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 6
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Sabrefell Moths|NPH}}
|colspan="3"| 4–0 (A)
|-
|colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top"|<center>'''Group B winners'''
{| border="1px" style="text-align: center;" class=wikitable
|-
!width=7%|Pos
!width=44%|Team
!width=7%|Pld
!width=7%|Pts
|- style="background: #ccffcc"
| '''1''' || style="text-align: left;"| {{UICAclublt|Alnio|CMT}} || '''6''' || '''12'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc"
| 2 || style="text-align: left;"| {{UICAclublt|Crisisbless|NPH}} || 6 || 10
|- style="background: #ddeeff"
| 3 || style="text-align: left;"| {{UICAclublt|Mâ Âlâmëómë|FFD}} || 6 || 6
|- 
| 4 ||style="text-align: left;"| {{UICAclublt|Hellinic Rouge|PAS}} || 6 || 4
|}</center>
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Final standings
|colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top"|
<center>'''Group A winners'''
{| border="1px" style="text-align: center;" class=wikitable
|-
!width=7%|Pos
!width=44%|Team
!width=7%|Pld
!width=7%|Pts
|- style="background: #ccffcc"
| '''1''' || style="text-align: left;"| {{UICAclublt|Kirkenes FC|KSK}} || '''6 || '''12'''<small>†</small>
|- style="background: #ccffcc"
| 2 || style="text-align: left;"| {{UICAclublt|Chromatik|CMT}} || 6 || 12<small>†</small>
|- style="background: #ddeeff"
| 3 || style="text-align: left;"| {{UICAclublt|Spartangrad|EUR}} || 6 || 7
|- 
| 4 ||style="text-align: left;"| {{UICAclublt|Sabrefell Moths|NPH}} || 6 || 4
|}
<small>† Kirkenes had better head-to-head goal difference</small>
</center>
|- style="background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|Agg.
|1st leg
|2nd leg
|Knockout phase
|Opponent
|Agg.
|1st leg
|2nd leg
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{UICAclublt|Rülândéá Kôstä|FFD}}
|1–1 {{pso|4–2}}
|0–1 (A)
|1–0 {{aet}} (H)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Round of 16
|style="text-align:left"|{{UICAclublt|Fort Viljan Northern|TKT}}
|4–2
|3–2 (A)
|1–0 (H)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{UICAclublt|Perce Town|QUE}}
| 3–2
| 2–0 (A)
| 1–2 (H)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Quarter-finals
|style="text-align:left"|{{UICAclublt|MTK Kingsville|DAR}}
|5–4
|2–2 (H)
|3–2 {{aet}} (A)
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{UICAclublt|Lakewood United|TMB}}
|2–0
|1–0 (A)
|2–0 (H)
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi-finals
|style="text-align:left"|{{UICAclublt|Atletik|MYT}}
|3–1
|3–1 (H)
|0–0 (A)
|}
==Match==
===Summary===
If the Kirkenes team had noticed the events outside their hotel, at least Alnio also played the 90 minutes like they’d been sleep-deprived, in a poor spectacle that finished scoreless after normal time and only came to life in the extra period. Catheline Matthias thought she’d delivered the trophy when she scored 7 minutes in, a cool placed finish after substitute Bastian Wolff had nicked a poor clearing attempt. Alnio surged back with devastating focus and got the equalizer to force a shootout with 6 minutes to go.
===Details===
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|goals1=*Partridge {{goal|114}}
|goals2=*Matthias {{goal|97}}
|stadium=[[Stadium Konueira]], [[Burnaby]]
|attendance=60,029
|referee=
|penaltyscore=1–3
|penalties1=*Strøm {{pengoal}}
*Cunningham {{penmiss}}
*Ryang {{penmiss}}
*Thomas {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=*{{pengoal}} Fâerçâlenh
*{{pengoal}} Matthias
*{{pengoal}} Vedmark
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{| width="100%"
|-
|valign="top" width="40%"|
{|style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK || || {{flagicon|Nephara}} Sherri Hartley (c) ||
|-
|RB || || {{flagicon|Quebec and Shingoryeo}} Coralie Higgins-Mah || {{yel|66}} || {{suboff|95}}
|-
|CB || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Keira Anbient || || {{suboff|120}}
|-
|CB || || {{flagicon|Brookstation}} Giovani Angeles || {{yel|86}}
|-
|LB || || {{flagicon|Graintfjall}} Jan Játmundsson ||
|-
|RM || '''11''' || {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Bryan Hartpoach || || {{suboff|105}}
|-
|CM || || {{flagicon|Tumbra}} Wendy Thomas || ||
|-
|CM || || {{flagicon|Mytanija}} Jasno Skenderovic || {{yel|52}} || {{suboff|85}}
|-
|LM || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Myeong Myung-Ok || || {{suboff|76}}
|-
|FW || ||{{flagicon|Tikariot}} Stuart Hammersley || || {{suboff|90}}
|-
|FW || || {{flagicon|Cassadaigua}} Shannon Cunningham || || 
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Carson Pillar
|-
| RB || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Isil Patil || || {{subon|95}}
|-
| CB || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Malachi Dorren
|-
| CB || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Huded Meikhem || 
|-
| RM || || {{flagicon|Tequilo}} Urbano Noboa || || {{subon|105}}
|-
| LM || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Ugalo Fapa || || {{subon|76}}
|-
| CM || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Marti Partridge || || {{subon|85}}
|-
| FW || || {{flagicon|Pasarga}} Hanna Strøm || || {{subon|120}}
|-
| FW || || {{flagicon|Chromatika}} Ryang Mi-Hyun || || {{subon|90}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3| {{flagicon|Brenecia}} Rachel Byrne
|}
|valign="top"| [[Image:Alnio vs KirkenesCL16final.png|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width=30| !!width=30|
|-
|GK ||'''35''' || {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Jenas Maraipu
|-
|RB ||'''2''' || {{flagicon|Cassadaigua}} Hannah Devore || {{yel|86}} || {{suboff|90+1}} 
|-
|CB ||'''23''' || {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Brian Kilcullen || {{yel|47}}
|-
|CB || '''4''' || {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Bleke Durocher ||
|-
|LB ||'''17''' || {{flagicon|Farfadillis}} Sêvêr Fâerçâlenh || 
|-
|CM ||'''6'''|| {{flagicon|Qasden}} Lor Starcutter || {{yel|64}} || {{suboff|105}} 
|-
|CM ||'''8''' || {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Kyle dos Santos || {{yel|114}} || {{suboff|117}}
|-
|RW ||'''19''' || {{flagicon|Pemecutan}} Satria Wiradarma || || {{suboff|82}}
|-
|AM ||'''7'''|| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Sophie Hildebrand || || {{suboff|71}}
|-
|LW ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|Cap Nord}} Jan Van Dijcke || || {{suboff|90+1}}
|- 
|FW ||'''9''' || {{flagicon|Nephara}} Catheline Matthias (c) ||  ||
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
| GK || '''1''' || {{flagicon|Kita-Hinode}} Areke Shinra ||
|-
| RB || '''3''' || {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Monica Saint-Pierre || || {{subon|90+1}}
|-
| CB ||'''29'''|| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Natalia Konarik || 
|-
| LB ||'''2'''|| {{flagicon|Kita-Hinode}} Marietta Tesla || || {{subon|105}} 
|-
| CM ||'''37'''|| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Alberto Rendon || ||
|-
| RM ||'''15'''|| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Cory Ferguson || || {{subon|82}} 
|-
| LW ||'''11'''|| {{flagicon|Siovanija and Teusland}} Bastian Wolff || || {{subon|71}}
|-
| AM ||'''24'''|| {{flagicon|Kelssek}} Peter Markov || {{yel|113}} ||{{subon|90+1}}
|-
| FW || '''10''' || {{flagicon|Savojarna}} Solveig Vedmark || ||{{subon|117}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3| {{flagicon|Nephara}} Daniel Archer
|}
|-
| || valign="top | '''Player of the Match:'''<br> Catheline Matthias
|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top; font-size:85%;"|
'''Match rules'''<br>
*90 minutes
*30 minutes of [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] if necessary
*[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if scores still level
*Twelve named substitutes
*Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
|}
==Post-match==
[[Category:IFCF]]
[[Category:IFCF finals|16]]