2015 Taça da Liga final explained

2015 Taça da Liga final
Event:	2014–15 Taça da Liga
Team1:	Benfica
Team1score:	2
Team2:	Marítimo
Team2score:	1
Date:	29 May 2015
Stadium:	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
City:	Coimbra
Man Of The Match1a:	Jonas (Benfica)
Referee:	Carlos Xistra (Castelo Branco)
Attendance:	28,517
Weather:	Dry
Previous:	2014
Next:	2016

The 2015 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2014–15 Taça da Liga, the eighth season of the Taça da Liga.

Trophy holders Benfica beat Marítimo (2–1) to win a record sixth title in the competition.^[1] Goal-line technology was introduced in the final, for the first time in Portugal.^[2]

Route to the final

See also: 2014–15 Taça da Liga. Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Benfica			Round	Marítimo
Opponent	Result	Stadium	First round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Bye				Bye
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Second round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Bye				Bye
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Third round	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Nacional	1–0 (H)	Estádio da Luz	Matchday 1	Estoril	1–1 (A)	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Arouca	4–0 (H)	Estádio da Luz	Matchday 2	Sporting da Covilhã	2–1 (H)	Estádio dos Barreiros
Moreirense	2–0 (A)	Parque de Jogos Almeida Freitas	Matchday 3	Gil Vicente	1–0 (A)	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Group A winners width=175 Team width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 Benfica 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Moreirense 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Arouca 3 1 0 2 1 6 –5 3 Nacional 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1	Final standings	Group B winners width=175 Team width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 Marítimo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Sporting da Covilhã 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Estoril 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 Gil Vicente 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Opponent	Result	Stadium	Knockout phase	Opponent	Result	Stadium
Vitória de Setúbal	3–0 (H)	Estádio da Luz	Semi-finals	Porto	2–1 (H)	Estádio dos Barreiros

Match

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 20 RB 14 CB 4 Luisão (c) CB 33 LB 19 Eliseu RM 8 CM 7 Andreas Samaris CM 21 LM 20 Nicolás Gaitán CF 11 CF 17 Substitutes: GK 13 Paulo Lopes DF 2 Lisandro López DF 28 Sílvio MF 5 MF 30 FW 15 FW 9 Derley Manager: Jorge Jesus

width=25 ! width=25 GK 78 RB 21 CB 5 Patrick Bauer CB 34 LB 26 CM 8 Danilo Pereira CM 7 CM 20 FW 2 João Diogo FW 32 FW 50 Substitutes: GK 1 Wellington DF 4 MF 92 MF 37 Cristian Alex MF 35 FW 57 Ebinho FW 93 Fábio Abreu Manager: Ivo Vieira

Man of the match Jonas (Benfica)^[3] Match officials Assistant referees: Luís Marcelino (Leiria) Alexandre Freitas (Porto) Fourth official: Vasco Santos (Porto)

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Benfica vence Taça da Liga . pt . Benfica wins the league cup . 29 May 2015 . . 29 May 2015.
2. Web site: Final da Taça da Liga com sistema GLT . pt . Taça da Liga final with GLT system . 13 May 2015 . . 14 May 2015.
3. Web site: Jonas eleito o Man of the Match . pt . Jonas elected Man of the Match . 29 May 2015 . . 28 June 2015.