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The Portuguese Cup was won by the Lisbon footballers. This was the 24th victory in the history of the club.
In the Cup final, "Benfica" faced the country's champion "Porto" club, where Edgaras Jankauskas plays. The match began with a minute of silence in honor of Bruno Baiao, a young player from the "Benfica" youth team who passed away on Saturday. "Porto" scored the first goal - in the 45th minute, Deco's penalty shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, but Derlei sent the ball into the net. In the 58th minute, defender Panagiotis Fyssas jumped alone against the goalkeeper Nuno, dribbled past him, hit the defender with the first shot, but left no chance with the second shot and equalized the score. Twelve minutes later, "Porto" defender Jorge Costa received a second yellow card and had to leave the field. "Benfica" had a one-man advantage, but they couldn't take advantage of it during regular time - so extra time was played. With one minute left in the first half of extra time, Nuno carelessly left the goal open, and "Benfica" captain Simao scored the winning goal with a header into the empty net. Edgaras Jankauskas sat on the bench and did not appear on the field.
This failure means that "Porto" will not triumph in all three tournaments they participated in this season, as they did last year. The team coached by Jose Mourinho has already become Portuguese champions this year, and will play in the Champions League final.
