2009 Taça da Liga final
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Benfica won 3–2 on 2010 → |
The 2009 Taça da Liga final was a
After a goalless and uneventful first half, Sporting scored the first goal of the game through Bruno Pereirinha in the 48th minute. Benfica equalized in the 75th minute through Spanish winger José Antonio Reyes who converted from the penalty spot. After ninety minutes where the game remained tied, the final was to be settled on penalties. After Quim saved Hélder Postiga's penalty, Carlos Martins stepped up to the penalty spot and scored the decisive penalty to clinch Benfica's first Taça da Liga.[3][4] This was Benfica's first trophy in four years since winning their 31st Primeira Liga in the 2004–05 season.
In the aftermath of the Taça da Liga Final, Sporting's president, coach and two players would face disciplinary action by the
Background
Sporting CP were appearing in their second final after losing the
The last meeting between these two sides prior to the final was a league match, which took place on the 21 February. Sporting defeated Benfica 3–2 at the Estádio José Alvalade.[7] The last meeting between these two sides in a cup competition saw Sporting defeat Benfica, 5–3 in the semi-final of the 2007–08 Taça de Portugal.[8]
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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Opponent | Result | Stadium | Second round | Opponent | Result | Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Stadium | Third round | Opponent | Result | Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marítimo | 3–0 (H) | Estádio de Alvalade
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Matchday 1 | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–0 (A) | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rio Ave | 1–0 (A) | Estádio dos Arcos | Matchday 2 | Olhanense | 4–1 (H) | Estádio da Luz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paços de Ferreira | 5–1 (H) | Estádio de Alvalade
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Matchday 3 | Belenenses | 1–0 (H) | Estádio da Luz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winners
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Final standings | Group C winners
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Porto | 4–1 (H) | Estádio de Alvalade
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Semi-finals | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–1 (H) | Estádio da Luz |
Match
Team selection
Both clubs entered the 2009 Taça da Liga Final with players missing due to injury. Sporting CP were missing
Summary
Benfica dominated possession early on and created several chances. The first major chance of the game saw a Benfica counterattack, saw Pablo Aimar brake into Sporting's final third and thread a ball to an unmarked Nuno Gomes who couldn't slot the ball past Tiago. Sporting's most dangerous chance of the first half, saw Simon Vukčević lob the ball over the Benfica defense where he found an unmarked Liédson, who went past Benfica's goalkeeper and fired into the goal at an acute angle but saw his shot blocked on the goal line by David Luiz. The first half would end goalless.
Following the break, Sporting started the second half stronger and scored the first goal of the game. Clever interplay between Simon Vukčević and Marco Caneira down the left hand side saw Caneira cross the ball into the box where Liédson's header hit the crossbar and on the follow-up, Bruno Pereirinha slotted the ball past Quim. Following Sporting's goal, its lead could have been doubled but for Quim's save after Fábio Rochemback's corner found Ânderson Polga. Benfica came close to an equalizer following Sporting's most dominant period of the game after José Antonio Reyes' free kick found Luisão whose header hit the crossbar.
Fifteen minutes from the end,
Details
Sporting CP | 1–1 | Benfica |
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Pereirinha 48' | Report | Reyes 75' (pen.) |
Penalties | ||
Romagnoli Rochemback Moutinho Derlei Postiga |
2–3 | Aimar Cardozo Katsouranis David Luiz Martins |
Sporting
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Benfica
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2008–09 Taça da Liga Winners |
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S.L. Benfica 1st Title |
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References
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- ^ "Sporting 0-0 (2-3)g.p. V. Setúbal". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
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- ^ "Quatro "leões" com processo disciplinar" [Four "lions" with disciplinary process] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Taça da Liga: Lucílio Baptista assume erro e nega indicação contrária de assistente" [League Cup: Lucílio Baptista admits mistake and denies contradiction from his assistant] (in Portuguese). Público (Portugal). 22 March 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Liga Sagres 2008/2009". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 6 December 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Sporting 5-3 Benfica". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 6 December 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ "Izmailov fora da Taça da Liga" [Izmailov out of the League Cup] (in Portuguese). Record. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
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