2014 Valais Cup

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 Uruguay Maxi Pereira (Benfica)

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

6 July 2014
17:00 CEST
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1–0 Switzerland Sion
Hladkyy  37' Report1
Report2
Stade St-Germain, Savièse
Attendance: 1,050[4]
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

Matchday 2

30 July 2014
19:30 CEST
Sion Switzerland 0–2 Portugal Benfica
Report1
Report2		 Jara  15'
Teixeira  50'
Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains[5]
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)[6]

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]

31 July 2014
19:30 CEST
Benfica Portugal 0–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao
Report1
Report2		 Aduriz  40'
Beñat  72'
Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg[7]
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)[8]

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

References

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