2008 Taça de Portugal final

The 2008 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Taça de Portugal, the 68th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 18 May 2008 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Porto and Sporting CP. Sporting CP defeated Porto 2–0, thanks to two extra-time goals from Brazilian striker Rodrigo Tiuí which would give Sporting CP their fifteenth Taça de Portugal.[3][4][5]

2008 Taça de Portugal final
Event2007–08 Taça de Portugal
Date18 May 2008
VenueEstádio Nacional, Oeiras
RefereeOlegário Benquerença (Leiria)[1]
Attendance37,600[2]
2007
2009

In Portugal, the final was televised live in HD on SIC and Sport TV. As Sporting CP claimed their fifteenth Taça de Portugal, they qualified for the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, where they took on the winners of the 2007–08 Primeira Liga, Porto at the Estádio Algarve.[6][7]

Match edit

Details edit

Porto0–2 (a.e.t.)Sporting CP
Report Tiuí   111', 117'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Porto
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sporting CP
GK 1   Nuno
RB 13   Jorge Fucile
CB 2   Bruno Alves
CB 3   Pedro Emanuel (c)
LB 14   João Paulo   71'
DM 6   Paulo Assunção   36'   112'
CM 8   Lucho González   113'
CM 16   Raul Meireles   96'   104'
RW 11   Mariano González   79'
LW 7   Ricardo Quaresma
CF 9   Lisandro López
Substitutes:
GK 24   Hugo Ventura
DF 4   Milan Stepanov
DF 15   Lino   79'
MF 17   Tarik Sektioui   112'
MF 18   Mario Bolatti
MF 25   Przemysław Kaźmierczak   104'
FW 19   Ernesto Farías
Manager:
  Jesualdo Ferreira
GK 1   Rui Patrício
RB 78   Abel   54'   90'
CB 13   Tonel
CB 4   Ânderson Polga
LB 18   Leandro Grimi
DM 24   Miguel Veloso
CM 28   João Moutinho (c)
CM 7   Marat Izmailov   76'
AM 30   Leandro Romagnoli
CF 11   Derlei   101'   113'
CF 20   Yannick Djaló
Substitutes:
GK 16   Tiago
DF 26   Gladstone   113'
MF 8   Ronny
MF 10   Simon Vukčević
MF 21   Pontus Farnerud
MF 25   Bruno Pereirinha   76'
FW 22   Rodrigo Tiuí   90'
Manager:
  Paulo Bento
2007–08 Taça de Portugal Winners
Sporting CP
15th Title
Match officials
Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References edit

  1. ^ "Olegário dirige final da Taça" [Olegário directs final of Cup]. Record. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Final da Taça de Portugal: Sporting vence Porto por 2-0 e ganha troféu" [Final of Cup of Portugal: Sporting defeats Porto 2-0 and wins trophy]. Público. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ^ "FC Porto 0-2 (a.p.) Sporting" [FC Porto 0-2 (a.e.t.) Sporting]. ZeroZero. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Sporting vence Taça de Portugal" [Sporting wins Cup of Portugal]. Expresso. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  5. ^ "É uma vitória justa no jogo e na competição" [It's a fair win for the match and competition]. Expresso. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Sporting conquista Supertaça" [Sporting conquers Supertaça] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira - Final" [Supercup Cândido de Oliveira - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d "Taça de Portugal - Final" [Cup of Portugal - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2013.