2014 Valais Cup

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.

2014 Valais Cup
Valais Football Summer Cups
Tournament details
Host country Switzerland
Teams4
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Benfica[1] (1st title)
Runners-up Shakhtar Donetsk
Third place Sion
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored5 (1.67 per match)
Best player(s) Maxi Pereira (Benfica)

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 1–0 Sion
Hladkyy  37' Report1
Report2
Stade St-Germain, Savièse
Attendance: 1,050[4]
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

Matchday 2
Sion 0–2 Benfica
Report1
Report2		 Jara  15'
Teixeira  50'
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]

Benfica 0–2 Athletic Bilbao
Report1
Report2		 Aduriz  40'
Beñat  72'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)[8]

Standings
Rank Team Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points
1 Benfica 10020+23
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 10010+13
3 Sion 00203–30

Awards

References
  1. 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. Sion 0:2 Benfica
  7. "Benfica 0-2 Athletic Bilbao". Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  8. Benfica 0:2 Athletic
  9. Maxi Pereira foi o melhor jogador da Valais Cup
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