2008 Taça da Liga final explained

2008 Taça da Liga Final
Event:	2007–08 Taça da Liga
Team1:	Vitória de Setúbal
Team1score:	0
Team2:	Sporting CP
Team2score:	0
Details:	Vitória de Setúbal won 3–2 on penalties
Date:	22 March 2008
Stadium:	Estádio do Algarve
City:	Faro
Man Of The Match1a:	Eduardo (Vitória de Setúbal)^[1]
Referee:	Pedro Proença (Lisbon)^[2]
Attendance:	28,000
Next:	2009

The 2008 Taça da Liga Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Taça da Liga, the 1st season of the Taça da Liga, a knockout cup competition organized by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP). The match was played on the 22 March 2008 at the Estádio do Algarve in Faro,^[3] and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Sporting CP and Vitória de Setúbal.

In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP and Sport TV.^[4] Vitória de Setúbal defeated Sporting CP 3–2 on penalties, after both sides were unable to break the deadlock in normal time.^{[5] [6] [7]} As a result of Vitória de Setúbal winning the Taça da Liga, the Sadinos claimed over €500,000 in prize money.^[8]

Route to the final

See also: 2007–08 Taça da Liga. Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Vitória de Setúbal			Round	Sporting CP
Opponent	Result	Stadium	First round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Bye				Bye
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Second round
Gondomar	3–0 (A)	Estádio de São Miguel
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Third round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Braga	2–0 (H)	Estádio do Bonfim		Vitória de Guimarães	0–0 (7–6p) (A)	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Fourth round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Benfica	1–1 (H)	Estádio do Bonfim	First leg	Fátima	1–2 (H)	Estádio do Restelo
	2–1 (A)	Estádio da Luz	Second leg		3–2 (A)	Estádio Municipal de Fátima
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Fifth round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Sporting CP	1–0 (H)	Estádio do Bonfim	Matchday 1	Vitória de Setúbal	0–1 (A)	Estádio do Bonfim
Penafiel	1–1 (A)	Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril	Matchday 2	Beira-Mar	3–0 (H)	Estádio de Alvalade
Beira-Mar	3–0 (H)	Estádio do Bonfim	Matchday 3	Penafiel	3–1 (H)	Estádio de Alvalade
Group standings width=175 Team width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 Vitória de Setúbal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Penafiel 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2 Beira-Mar 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1	Final standings	Group standings width=175 Team width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 Vitória de Setúbal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Penafiel 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2 Beira-Mar 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1

Match

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 77 Eduardo RB 14 CB 4 CB 15 Auri LB 17 CM 6 Sandro (c) CM 8 Elias CM 16 Ricardo Chaves RW 19 LW 7 FW 87 Substitutes: GK 25 Nikola Milojević DF 3 Hugo DF 13 Adalto DF 18 MF 10 Filipe Gonçalves OM 11 Bruno Ribeiro FW 28 Manager: Carlos Carvalhal

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Rui Patrício LB 18 Leandro Grimi CB 13 Tonel CB 4 RB 78 DM 24 CM 7 Marat Izmailov CM 28 João Moutinho (c) AM 30 Leandro Romagnoli CF 10 CF 31 Liédson Substitutes: GK 34 Vladimir Stojković DF 26 Gladstone MF 6 MF 21 Pontus Farnerud MF 25 Bruno Pereirinha FW 20 Yannick Djaló FW 22 Rodrigo Tiuí Manager: Paulo Bento

Man of the match Eduardo (Vitória de Setúbal) Match officials Assistant referees: Bertino Miranda (Porto) Luís Marcelino (Leiria) Fourth official: Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Notes and References

1. News: Carlsberg Cup - Final. ForaDeJogo. pt. 2 November 2013.
2. News: Pedro Proença dirige final. Pedro Proença directs final. Record. 18 March 2008. 2 November 2013.
3. News: Primeira final com casa cheia. First final with a full house. Record. 20 March 2008. 2 November 2013.
4. News: Atrações na final. Attractions for the final. Record. 5 March 2008. 2 November 2013.
5. News: V. SETÚBAL-SPORTING, 0-0 (3-2 g.p.). V. SETÚBAL-SPORTING, 0-0 (3-2 p.s.). Record. 22 March 2008. 2 November 2013.
6. News: Os penáltis do leão. The penalties of the lion. Record. 23 March 2008. 2 November 2013.
7. News: Setúbal ganha Taça da Liga nos penáltis. Setúbal wins League Cup on penalties. SAPO. 22 March 2008. 2 November 2013.
8. News: Taça da Liga gera 3 milhões de euros em prémios. League Cup generates 3 million euros in prizes. Record. 13 March 2008. 2 November 2013.