2018 Taça de Portugal Final

The 2018 Taça de Portugal Final was the last match of the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal, which decided the winner of the 78th season of the Taça de Portugal. It was played on 20 May 2018 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, between Desportivo das Aves and Sporting CP. This was the first appearance for Desportivo das Aves in a Taça de Portugal final.[1] The match was won by Desportivo das Aves.[2]

2018 Taça de Portugal Final

Estádio Nacional
Event	2017–18 Taça de Portugal
Desportivo das Aves Sporting CP 2 1
Date	20 May 2018
Venue	Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
Man of the Match	Alexandre Guedes (Desportivo das Aves)
Fair Player of the Match	Quim (Desportivo das Aves)
Referee	Tiago Martins
Attendance	35,890

Route to the final

Desportivo das Aves		Round	Sporting CP
Opponent	Result	2017–18 Taça de Portugal	Opponent	Result
Vila Real	1–0 (A)	Third round	Oleiros	4–2 (A)
União de Leiria	3–0 (A)	Fourth round	Famalicão	2–0 (H)
União da Madeira	5–1 (A)	Fifth round	Vilaverdense	4–0 (H)
Rio Ave	4–4 (5–4 pen.) (A)	Quarter-finals	Cova da Piedade	2–1 (A)
Caldas	1–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Porto	0–1 (A)
	2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)			1-0 (5–4 pen.) (H)

Note: H = home fixture, A = away fixture

Match

Details

20 May 2018

17:15 WEST

Desportivo das Aves	2–1	Sporting CP
Guedes  16', 72'	Report	Montero  85'

Estádio Nacional, Oeiras

Attendance: 35,890

Referee: Tiago Martins

GK 1 Quim (c) RB 2 Rodrigo Soares CB 26 Carlos Ponck  60' CB 44 Diego Galo LB 21 Nélson Lenho DM 15 Fernando Tissone CM 30 Vítor Gomes  68' AM 19 Bruno Braga  71' RW 23 Amilton  43'  75' LW 16 Nildo Petrolina  90'  90+1' CF 7 Alexandre Guedes Substitutes: GK 83 Adriano Facchini MF 11 Luis Fariña MF 29 Claudio Falcão  71' FW 33 Derley DF 46 Jorge Fellipe  90+1' DF 50 Mama Baldé  82'  75' MF 73 Hamdou Elhouni Manager: José Mota

GK 1 Rui Patrício (c) RB 13 Stefan Ristovski CB 4 Sebastián Coates CB 22 Jérémy Mathieu LB 5 Fábio Coentrão  63' DM 14 William Carvalho  46' CM 16 Rodrigo Battaglia AM 8 Bruno Fernandes RW 77 Gelson Martins LW 9 Marcos Acuña  82' CF 28 Bas Dost Substitutes: GK 18 Romain Salin MF 7 Rúben Ribeiro DF 15 Lumor Agbenyenu MF 25 Radosav Petrović MF 27 Josip Mišić  63' MF 37 Wendel FW 40 Fredy Montero  46' Manager: Jorge Jesus

References

1. "Taça de Portugal: Desportivo das Aves está na final do Jamor pela primeira vez". Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
2. "CD Aves conquista Taça de Portugal Placard e faz história" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation.