2004 UEFA Super Cup
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EventUEFA Super Cup
Porto Valencia
Portugal Spain
1 2
Date27 August 2004
VenueStade Louis II, Monaco
Man of the MatchRubén Baraja (Valencia)[1]
RefereeTerje Hauge (Norway)[2]
Attendance17,292[3]
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The 2004 UEFA Super Cup was the 29th UEFA Super Cup, an annual association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions. The match was played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 27 August 2004 and contested by Porto of Portugal and Valencia of Spain.

Porto qualified as winners of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, having defeated French team AS Monaco 3–0 in the final, and were appearing in the Super Cup for the third time, following victory in 1987 and defeat in 2003. Meanwhile, Valencia were appearing as winners of the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, following victory over another French team, Marseille. It was their second Super Cup, having won in their only previous appearance in 1980.

Watched by a crowd of 17,292, a goal from Rubén Baraja gave Valencia the lead after half an hour, before Marco Di Vaio doubled their lead midway through the second half. Ricardo Quaresma scored for Porto in the 78th minute, but they were unable to find an equaliser and Valencia won the match 2–1 to win their second Super Cup.

Match

Background

The Stade Louis II was the venue for the UEFA Super Cup from 1998 to 2012.

Porto qualified for the Super Cup as the reigning UEFA Champions League winners. They had won the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League beating AS Monaco 3–0 to win the competition for the second time.[4] It would be Porto's third appearance in the competition was contesting the Super Cup for the third time. They won the competition in 1987 beating Ajax, while they lost in 2003, to Milan.[5]

Valencia had qualified for the competition as a result of winning the 2003–04 UEFA Cup. They had beaten Marseille 2–0 in the final.[6] Valencia's only previous appearance in 1980 resulted in victory, beating Nottingham Forest.[7] Porto and Valencia had previously met each other in two European competition matches. In the second round of the 1989–90 UEFA Cup, Porto eliminated the Spanish team with a 5–4 aggregate score, as result of a 3–1 home win and a 2–3 away loss.[8]

Soon after their European victories, Porto manager José Mourinho and Valencia manager Rafael Benítez parted with their clubs—Mourinho was hired by Chelsea, while Benitez took Liverpool's helm[9]—and were therefore not able to lead their teams into the 2004 UEFA Super Cup. To replace them, Porto had hired Victor Fernández, and Valencia brought back Claudio Ranieri for a second spell.[9] Besides the manager position, both clubs also went through significant squad changes. Porto sold Portuguese international playmaker Deco to Barcelona, and Portuguese defenders Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira accompanied Mourinho to Chelsea.[10] Relevant signings included Portuguese internationals Ricardo Quaresma, Hélder Postiga and Raul Meireles; Greek international and newly crowned UEFA Euro 2004 champion Giourkas Seitaridis; and Brazilian international and 2004 Copa América winner Diego.[10] Ranieri brought to Valencia three Italian internationals: former Juventus striker Marco Di Vaio, and Lazio players Bernardo Corradi and Stefano Fiore.[11]

Coming into the match after their previous week loss at the Supercopa de España, Valencia captain David Albelda admitted the team was "not at 100 per cent" and was still "hurt by the defeat", but this setback should help them "go into the match fully concentrated and go all out to win".[12] On the other hand, Porto were coming from another Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira victory. The team's midfielder and captain Costinha assured that Valencia would be "an even tougher match" as it is "a very experienced team with good players". Remembering the Super Cup defeat against Milan in the previous year, Costinha showed no doubts: "... this time things are going to be different. I'm confident we can win".[13] Nonetheless, Porto had two key players ruled out due to injuries. Brazilian striker Derlei suffered a right knee ligament lesion during a friendly match on 15 August with city rivals Boavista,[14] whereas Diego suffered a thigh injury during the Portuguese Super Cup match.[15]

Details

Porto Portugal1–2Spain Valencia
Quaresma 78' Report Baraja 32'
Di Vaio 67'
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Attendance: 17,292[3]
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)[2]
Porto
Valencia
GK 99 Portugal Vítor Baía
RB 22 Greece Giourkas Seitaridis
CB 2 Portugal Jorge Costa (c) Yellow card 52'
CB 7 Portugal Pepe
LB 8 Portugal Nuno Valente
RM 4 Portugal Hugo Leal downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 6 Portugal Costinha
LM 18 Portugal Maniche
RF 41 Portugal Hélder Postiga
CF 77 South Africa Benni McCarthy Yellow card 42' downward-facing red arrow 72'
LF 19 Brazil Carlos Alberto
Substitutes:
GK 13 Portugal Nuno
DF 3 Portugal Pedro Emanuel
DF 5 Portugal Ricardo Costa
MF 10 Portugal Ricardo Quaresma Yellow card 72' upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 12 Portugal César Peixoto upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 33 Portugal Raul Meireles
FW 29 Portugal Hugo Almeida
Manager:
Spain Víctor Fernández
GK 1 Spain Santiago Cañizares
RB 23 Spain Curro Torres
CB 5 Spain Carlos Marchena
CB 17 Spain David Navarro Yellow card 16'
LB 15 Italy Amedeo Carboni Yellow card 90+2'
RM 19 Spain Francisco Rufete
CM 6 Spain David Albelda (c) Yellow card 40'
CM 8 Spain Rubén Baraja
LM 14 Spain Vicente
CF 11 Italy Marco Di Vaio downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 9 Italy Bernardo Corradi downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Spain Andrés Palop
DF 12 Portugal Marco Caneira
MF 7 Italy Stefano Fiore
MF 16 Mali Mohamed Sissoko
MF 21 Argentina Pablo Aimar upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 18 Spain Xisco
FW 20 Spain Mista upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Italy Claudio Ranieri

Man of the Match:
Rubén Baraja (Valencia)[1]

Assistant referees:
Steinar Holvik (Norway)[2]
Ole Hermann Borgan (Norway)[2]
Fourth official:
Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)[2]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Super Cup date for Hauge". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Match Press Kit (2009)" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2012. See page 18
  4. ^ "Porto perform to perfection". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ^ "2003: Shevchenko steals the show". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  6. ^ Harte, Adrian (20 May 2004). "Valencia victorious in Gothenburg". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  7. ^ "1980: Valencia profit from Felman's fortune". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  8. ^ Ross, James M. (17 January 2008). "UEFA Cup 1989–90". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Iberians eye Super Cup silverware". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Summer of surprises for Porto". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Ranieri back for unfinished business". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  12. ^ Harte, Simon (26 August 2004). "Captain Albelda's call to arms". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  13. ^ Tavares, Nuno (26 August 2004). "Costinha shows desire". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  14. ^ "Derlei doubtful for Porto". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  15. ^ "Diego to miss Monaco showpiece". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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