2015 Taça de Portugal final explained

Event:2014–15 Taça de Portugal
Team1:Sporting CP
Team1score:2
Team2:Braga
Team2score:2
Details:After extra-time
Sporting CP won 3–1 on penalties
Date:31 May 2015
Stadium:Estádio Nacional
City:Oeiras
Man Of The Match1a:Islam Slimani (Sporting CP)[1]
Fair Player1:Rafa Silva (Braga)
Referee:Marco Ferreira
Attendance:35,890
Previous:2014
Next:2016

The 2015 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal, the 75th season of the Taça de Portugal. It was played on 31 May 2015 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras between Sporting CP and Braga. Sporting CP won 3–1 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra-time[2] to claim their 16th title in the competition and their first official trophy since the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. This was also the first time the Campeonato de Portugal/Taça de Portugal final was decided by a penalty shootout.

As the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal winners, Sporting CP earned the right to play in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage. However, since they qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League play-off round through their league placing, their cup winners place in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage is transferred to the highest-placed team in the league qualified for the UEFA Europa League (Braga), with the highest-placed team in the league that has not qualified to the European competitions (Belenenses) receiving a place in the third qualifying round.[3]

Also, as cup winners, Sporting CP played against Benfica, the league winners, in the 2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, winning 1–0.

Match

Details

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GK 1 Rui Patrício (c)
RB 41
CB 5 Ewerton
CB 26 Paulo Oliveira
LB 4 Jefferson
DM 14 William Carvalho
CM 23 Adrien Silva
CM 17
RW 18
CF 9 Islam Slimani
LW 77 Nani
Substitutes:
GK 22 Marcelo Boeck
DF 55 Tobias Figueiredo
MF 24 Oriol Rosell
FW 36
DF 13
MF 8 André Martins
FW 10
Manager:
Marco Silva
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GK 1
RB 15
CB 6 André Pinto
CB 33 Aderlan Santos
LB 16
DM 8
CM 63
CM 14
RW 90
CF 17 Eder (c)
LW 18 Rafa Silva
Substitutes:
GK 92 Matheus
DF 2
MF 25 Pedro Tiba
FW 7
FW 23 Pedro Santos
FW 30
FW 20 Zé Luís
Manager:
Sérgio Conceição
Man of the match
Match officials
Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

+First halfSporting CPBraga
Goals scored 0 2
Total shots 9 3
Shots on target 3 3
Ball possession 60% 40%
Corner kicks 7 1
Fouls committed 4 15
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 0 2
Red cards 1 0
+Second halfSporting CPBraga
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 10 5
Shots on target 6 5
Ball possession 46% 54%
Corner kicks 4 7
Fouls committed 7 8
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 0 4
Red cards 0 0
+Extra timeSporting CPBraga
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 1 5
Shots on target 0 1
Ball possession 45% 55%
Corner kicks 1 1
Fouls committed 3 5
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 1
+OverallSporting CPBraga
Goals scored 2 2
Total shots 20 13
Shots on target 9 7
Ball possession 51% 49%
Corner kicks 12 9
Fouls committed 14 28
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 0 7
Red cards 1 1

Broadcasting

The final was broadcast in Portugal on television by RTP (on RTP1), who holds the rights for several Portuguese Football Federation properties (which includes the Taça de Portugal final, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the Portugal national football team exhibition matches), and by SportTV (on SportTV 1) who holds the rights to broadcast the whole Taça de Portugal. RTP produced the broadcast, following FIFA guidelines for World Cup broadcasting. RTP also broadcast the match worldwide, on RTP Internacional.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marques. David. Taça de Portugal: Slimani eleito o homem do jogo. Mais Futebol. 31 May 2015. pt. 31 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Sporting win dramatic Taça de Portugal final on penalties.
  3. Web site: Strategic talks in Dubrovnik. UEFA. 20 September 2013. 25 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Slimani vence troféu de homem do jogo . pt . Slimani won trophy of man of the match. 31 May 2015 . . 31 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Teichgräber. Pedro. Final da Taça com transmissão em direto na RTP1, canais internacionais e Internet. RTP.pt. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 3 May 2015.