ROTTERDAM, May 8 (UEFA Cup) - A Pierre van Hooijdonk double inspired Feyenoord to UEFA Cup glory tonight after an enthralling battle with 10-man Borussia Dortmund.

	Pierre van Hooijdonck opens the scoring at the De Kuip (PhilCole/Allsport)

AC Milan-bound Jon Dahl Tomasson grabbed what turned out to be the match winner to render Marcio Amoroso's penalty and Jan Koller's super strike obsolete.

You could hardly have asked for anything more as a neutral as the newly-crowned German champions fought admirably after having veteran defender Jurgen Kohler, playing his last game before retirement, sent-off after half an hour.

Matthias Sammer's men travelled to De Kuip home of their rivals intent on making it a full set of European trophies.

Instead, it was the Rotterdammers who reclaimed the title 28 years after their last.

They may have been outnumbered in De Kuip stands, but how the Dortmund fans opened their lungs.

The home faithful struggled to live with the German decibels but on the pitch the Dutchmen settled well early on.

AC Milan-bound Tomasson almost latched on to a long ball but Christian Worns was alert to clear.

Robin Van Persie won the early battles with Brazilian wing-back Evanilson, who looked anxious not to make a mistake.

Van Persie turned the Dortmund star in knots before crossing too strong and minutes later delivered a dangerous low ball that goalkeeper Jens Lehmann cleared straight to Japanese international Shinji Ono - who chose precision over power with his return.

At the other end the German side looked slick with their passes, twice carving open the Feyenoord midfield only for the final ball to be wasteful.

Their first real opportunity came after 14 minutes, Czech international Tomas Rosicky twisting and turning on the right edge of the box before firing the ball into keeper Edwin Zoetebier's body.

The opening goal almost came four minutes later. Dutch international striker Van Hooijdonk lined up one of his trademark free-kicks from over 30 yards out, as the Rotterdammers stamped their approval in De Kuip seats.

Van Hooijdonk's response was equally as thunderous, the ball crashing back off the post as Lehmann looked on motionless.

Dortmund rallied and carved open the Feyenoord rearguard again three minutes later but Evanilson could only slice the ball high and wide under challenge.

The game was to turn in dramatic fashion on the half-hour mark. Kohler came into the game looking to celebrate his retirement with a UEFA Cup winners' medal to add to the Bundesliga crown he claimed at the weekend.

One mistimed tackle later and as Tomasson lay writhing inside the box, Kohler was on his way back to the dressing room after Portuguese referee Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira deemed it a professional foul.

The fairytale that Sammer had wished on his veteran defender was turning into the scene of a horror movie.

Van Hooijdonk kept his composure and slotted in the penalty and De Kuip was a sea of red light as the fireworks shone in celebration.

	Jens Lehmann consoles team-mate Jan Koller (PhilCole/Allsport)

Van Hooijdonk was given the opportunity to try his luck again five minutes later after the Germans gave away another free-kick, a couple of yards closer than the first.

Same corner, more swerve, 2-0. Van Hooijdonk galloped away to his fanatical supporters, bare chested and on a UEFA Cup final hat-trick.

Whatever Sammer's thoughts on the referee's first-half decisions, he was applauding the official within seconds of the restart.

Brazilian striker Amoroso went shoulder to shoulder with Patrick Paauwe and as the frontman tumbled, Pereira pointed to the spot.

Amoroso drilled the ball past Zoetebier to give Dortmund a lifeline.

Two minutes later Amoroso was booked for falling a little to easily in the same situation.

Within a minute though the two-goal cushion was restored and again it was tinged with controversy.

Van Hooijdonk looked to be clearly offside as the ball was lobbed over the static Dortmund defence but Tomasson strode on, controlling the ball in his path before lashing it past Lehmann.

Tomasson then volleyed over after 54 minutes as Feyenoord looked to kill the match but his profligacy was punished three minutes later in magnificent fashion.

Giant Czech striker Koller dropped off the Dutch defence on the right edge of the area and chested the ball down, timing his half-volley to perfection as it looped high into the far corner.

It was virtually impossible to keep track of the tie as the momentum swung from one team to another, Van Hooijdonk this time guilty of wastefulness, snatching at his shot after finding a yard on the right.

The extra man did not appear to be helping the Dutch and Koller's movement was stretching their defence.

Van Hooijdonk could have been forgiven for chasing his treble, one shot blocked by a late lunge and a header tamely headed wide from a corner.

It was a case of all or nothing for the Germans now and Feyenoord looked to slow the game down and play at their own pace, picking off the spaces.

It was at times desperate and 84th-minute substitute Ferry de Haan was booked before he had even touched the ball.

From the resulting free-kick Evanilson's flighted cross was almost touched in by three flailing Dortmund bodies before drifting wide for a goal kick.

Van Hooijdonk was penalised for a foul on Rosicky just outside the box with three minutes to go but Zoetebier cleared bravely.

As Dortmund continued to pressurise, Lehmann came up for a corner with a minute to go as the fourth official signalled just one minute of added time.

It was to be the last hurrah, the Dutch had done it.

Tomasson was named man of the match in his final competitive fixture beforeheading to the San Siro.