2014 Valais Cup

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2014 Valais Cup
Valais Football Summer Cups
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Teams4
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica [1] (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
Third place Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sion
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored5 (1.67 per match)
Best player Flag of Uruguay.svg 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.

Contents

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

Shakhtar Donetsk Flag of Ukraine.svg 1–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sion
Hladkyy Soccerball shade.svg37' Report1
Report2
Stade St-Germain, Savièse
Attendance: 1,050 [4]
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

Matchday 2

Sion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 0–2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica
Report1
Report2 		Jara Soccerball shade.svg15'
Teixeira Soccerball shade.svg50'
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains [5]
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)[ citation needed ]

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 Flag of Portugal (official).svg 0–2 Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao
Report1
Report2 		Aduriz Soccerball shade.svg40'
Beñat Soccerball shade.svg72'
Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg [6]
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)[ citation needed ]Athletic]</ref>

Standings

RankTeamWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Benfica 10020+23
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 10010+13
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sion 00203–30

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 SL Benfica is the big winner of the 2014 Valais Cup!
  2. ↑ "Valais Cup". www.valaiscups.com. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  3. ↑ "Valais Cup 2014 matches SL Benfica moved". www.valaiscups.com. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  4. ↑ FC Shakhtar Donetsk - FC Sion: 1-0
  5. ↑ "Sion 0-2 Benfica". Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  6. ↑ "Benfica 0-2 Athletic Bilbao". Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  7. ↑ Maxi Pereira foi o melhor jogador da Valais Cup
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