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
Porto Sporting CP
0 2
Date18 May 2008
VenueEstádio Nacional, Oeiras
RefereeOlegário Benquerença (Leiria)[1]
Attendance37,600[2]

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

Details
Porto0–2 (a.e.t.)Sporting CP
(Report) Tiuí 111', 117'
Attendance: 37,600[2]
Porto
Sporting CP
GK1Portugal Nuno
RB13Uruguay Jorge Fucile
CB2Portugal Bruno Alves
CB3Portugal Pedro Emanuel (c)
LB14Portugal João PauloRed card 71'
DM6Brazil Paulo AssunçãoYellow card 36'downward-facing red arrow 112'
CM8Argentina Lucho GonzálezYellow card 113'
CM16Portugal Raul MeirelesYellow card 96'downward-facing red arrow 104'
RW11Argentina Mariano Gonzálezdownward-facing red arrow 79'
LW7Portugal Ricardo Quaresma
CF9Argentina Lisandro López
Substitutes:
GK24Portugal Hugo Ventura
DF4Serbia Milan Stepanov
DF15Brazil Linoupward-facing green arrow 79'
MF17Morocco Tarik Sektiouiupward-facing green arrow 112'
MF18Argentina Mario Bolatti
MF25Poland Przemysław Kaźmierczakupward-facing green arrow 104'
FW19Argentina Ernesto Farías
Manager:
Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira
GK1Portugal Rui Patrício
RB78Portugal AbelYellow card 54'downward-facing red arrow 90'
CB13Portugal Tonel
CB4Brazil Ânderson Polga
LB18Argentina Leandro Grimi
DM24Portugal Miguel Veloso
CM28Portugal João Moutinho (c)
CM7Russia Marat Izmailovdownward-facing red arrow 76'
AM30Argentina Leandro Romagnoli
CF11Brazil DerleiYellow card 101'downward-facing red arrow 113'
CF20Portugal Yannick Djaló
Substitutes:
GK16Portugal Tiago
DF26Brazil Gladstoneupward-facing green arrow 113'
MF8Brazil Ronny
MF10Montenegro Simon Vukčević
MF21Sweden Pontus Farnerud
MF25Portugal Bruno Pereirinhaupward-facing green arrow 76'
FW22Brazil Rodrigo Tiuíupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Portugal 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
  1. "Olegário dirige final da Taça" [Olegário directs final of Cup]. Record. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. "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. "Taça de Portugal - Final" [Cup of Portugal - Final]. ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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