2014 Valais Cup
| Valais Football Summer Cups | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Switzerland Switzerland |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Portugal Benfica[1] (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Third place | Switzerland Sion |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 5 (1.67 per match) |
| Best player(s) | Uruguay Maxi Pereira (Benfica) |
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The 2014 Valais Cup was an international football tournament that is part of the Valais Football Summer Cups. Matches being played on 6 July, 30 July and 31 July in Switzerland. It was the second running of the competition, following the 2013 edition. The tournament consisted of three matchdays for a total of three matches.
Participants
The tournament features European top-clubs:[2]
Results
Matchdays 2 and 3 were originally scheduled for 12 July and 13 July but due to Benfica having problems with arriving to Switzerland matches were cancelled and moved to the 30 and 31 July.[3]
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
| Sion Switzerland | 0–2 | Portugal Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Report1 Report2 |
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Matchday 3
The game between Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk was cancelled. On the third matchday, Benfica played the game against Spain's Athletic Bilbao. This match was not counted in the standings of the 2014 Valais Cup.[1]
| Benfica Portugal | 0–2 | Spain Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Report1 Report2 |
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Standings
| Rank | Team | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Switzerland Sion | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 |
Awards
- Best player: Uruguay Maxi Pereira (Benfica)[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SL Benfica is the big winner of the 2014 Valais Cup!
- ↑ "Valais Cup". www.valaiscups.com. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ↑ "Valais Cup 2014 matches SL Benfica moved". www.valaiscups.com. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ FC Shakhtar Donetsk - FC Sion: 1-0
- ↑ "Sion 0-2 Benfica". Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ↑ Sion 0:2 Benfica
- ↑ "Benfica 0-2 Athletic Bilbao". Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ↑ Benfica 0:2 Athletic
- ↑ Maxi Pereira foi o melhor jogador da Valais Cup
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