| Event | 2004–05 Taça de Portugal | ||||||
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| Date | 29 May 2005 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio Nacional,Oeiras | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Sandro (Vitória de Setúbal)[1][2] | ||||||
| Referee | Paulo Costa (Porto)[3] | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,000[citation needed] | ||||||
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The2005 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the2004–05 Taça de Portugal, the 65th season of theTaça de Portugal, the premier Portuguesefootball cup competition organized by thePortuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 26 May 2013 at theEstádio Nacional inOeiras, and opposedBenfica andVitória de Setúbal. Vitória defeated Benfica 2–1 and secured their third title in the competition after winning the competition in the 1964–65 and 1966–67 seasons.[4][5][6][7]
As a result of winning the Taça de Portugal, Vitória de Setúbal qualified for the2005–06 UEFA Cup first round.[citation needed] Vitória de Setúbal would also qualify for the2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they met their cup final opponents.[citation needed]
Benfica were appearing in their thirty third Taça de Portugal final. Benfica went into the match as the twenty four times winners (1940, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2004). Of their thirty three Taça de Portugal final appearances they had lost eight times (1939, 1958, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1989, 1997). Benfica's last Taça de Portugal final appearance was in 2004 againstPorto, where theEncarnados defeated theDragões 2–1.[citation needed] Vitória de Setúbal were appearing in their ninth Taça de Portugal final. They had previously won two (1965, 1967) and lost six (1943, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1973). Vitória de Setúbal's last Taça de Portugal final appearance was in 1973 againstSporting CP, where theLeões defeated theSadinos 3–2.[citation needed]
In Benfica's and Vitória de Setúbal's entire history, the two teams had met on 147 different occasions prior to this encounter. Benfica had accumulated 98 victories whilst Vitória de Setúbal had accumulated twenty eight victories. Of those 147 encounters, twenty four of those games had ended in a tie.[citation needed] The last meeting between these two sides in this competition was a fifth round tie in the 1998–99 season, where Vitória de Setúbal defeated Benfica at theEstádio do Bonfim 2–0.[citation needed] The last meeting between these two sides, prior to this encounter was a domestic league match, which took place on the 19 of March. Benfica defeated their opponents 2–0, with goals fromGeovanni andManuel Fernandes.[citation needed]
| Round | Opponents | Score |
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| 4 | Oriental (H) | 3–1 |
| 5 | AD Oliveirense (H) | 4–1 (aet) |
| 6 | Sporting CP (H) | 3–3 (aet), 7–6p |
| QF | Beira-Mar (H) | 1–0 |
| SF | Estrela da Amadora (A) | 3–0 |
As aPrimeira Liga team, Benfica entered the2004–05 Taça de Portugal in the fourth round, where they were drawn in a home tie againstPortuguese Second Division sideOriental. Benfica defeated their opposition 3–1, thanks to a brace from Croatian strikerTomo Šokota and goal from Brazilian midfield aceGeovanni on the hour mark.[citation needed] The fifth round saw theEncarnados be pitted in another tie at theEstádio da Luz againstTerceira Divisão side AD Oliveirense. The fourth tier side threatened an upset when Pedro Fidalgo scored in the 25th minute. However, in the second half, Benfica were awarded a penalty whichSimão Sabrosa converted to tie the game in the 50th minute. The score remained tied until the end of the game. The 1–1 tie after 90 minutes would require extra-time to settle a winner of the match. As Benfica piled on the pressure in extra-time, they took the lead for the first time in the match after Cristiano Hummel scored an own goal in the 95th minute. Following Benfica's second, the visitors then pushed for an equaliser, which would allow Benfica to brake and open the floodgates for Benfica's third and fourth goals. Tomo Šokota would score Benfica's third and Geovanni Benfica's fourth to make the final score 4–1.[citation needed]
In the sixth round, Benfica were again at home, and faced rivalsSporting CP. The first twenty two minutes of the game saw four goals. Geovanni would open the scoring on three minutes, with theLeões equalising on 15 minutes throughHugo Viana. Sporting CP would take the lead two minutes after Viana had equalised, through strikerLiédson. Geovanni would double Benfica's tally to tie the game 2–2. The lively first half saw both teams not replicate their goal scoring form in the second half which led to both teams taking more precautions and less risks when going forward. This resulted in the game being tied after 90 minutes. The stalemate after 90 minutes required extra-time to settle a winner of the tie. Sporting's left backPaíto would give theLeões the lead in the 110th minute, after he picked up the ball in his own half and ran past Benfica'sJoão Pereira andLuisão on the wing and slotted the ball past an on rushingQuim. Two minutes from the end of extra-time, Simão Sabrosa was played the ball outside the penalty box and curled the shot pastRicardo to tie the game and thus allow the tie to be settled in a penalty shootout. After each side had taken six penalties each, the score was tied 6–6. Benfica'sAlcides would convert his penalty whilst Sporting'sMiguel Garcia missed and thus granted Benfica passage to the next round.[citation needed]
For the quarter-finals, Benfica were drawn in a fourth consecutive home cup tie against fellow first division sideBeira-Mar. A first half strike from full-backJoão Pereira saw Benfica qualify for the semi-finals.[citation needed] Benfica's quarter final win over Beira-Mar would mark the first clean sheet that Benfica had obtained in the 2004–05 Taça de Portugal. For the semi-finals, Benfica were drawn away from home againstEstrela da Amadora who at the time were the only second division side still in the competition.[8] Benfica defeated the Amadora side 3–0, with a brace fromNuno Gomes and a second half strike fromNuno Assis which would give Benfica a ticket to the cup final for a consecutive season.[citation needed]
| Benfica | 1–2 | Vitória de Setúbal |
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Simão 4' (pen.) | [citation needed] | Manuel José 26' Meyong 72' |
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