2012 Polish Masters

The 2012 Polish Masters was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition featuring football club teams from Europe, which was held in July 2012. All matches were played in Stadion Miejski in Wrocław, Poland. This was the first Polish Masters.

2012 Polish Masters
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
DatesJuly 21 July 22
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions PSV Eindhoven (1st title)
Runners-up Benfica
Third place Athletic Bilbao
Fourth place Śląsk Wrocław
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored12 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Carlos Martins
Georginio Wijnaldum
(2 goals each)

Teams

The following four clubs participated in the 2012 tournament:[1]

Matches

July 20 during a press conference with coaches and players of all teams was draw for the semi-final pairs. The winners will play in the finals and the loser of the match for 3rd place.[2]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 July – Wrocław
 
 
Athletic Bilbao 0
 
22 July – Wrocław
 
PSV Eindhoven 1
 
PSV Eindhoven 3
 
21 July – Wrocław
 
S.L. Benfica 1
 
Śląsk Wrocław 2
 
 
S.L. Benfica 4
 
Third place
 
 
22 July – Wrocław
 
 
Athletic Bilbao 1
 
 
Śląsk Wrocław 0

Semi-finals

Athletic Bilbao01PSV Eindhoven
 73' Wijnaldum
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sebastian Tarnowski
Śląsk Wrocław24S.L. Benfica
Elsner  67'
Sobota  69'
 11' Cardozo
 60' Luisão
 73' Carlos Martins
 89' Gaitán
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Robert Małek

Third-place

Athletic Bilbao10Śląsk Wrocław
Susaeta  43'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marek Opaliński

Final

PSV Eindhoven31S.L. Benfica
Jørgensen  54'
Lens  74'
Wijnaldum  83'
 34' Carlos Martins
Attendance: 15,000

Top scores

2 goals
1 goal

The topscorer of the 2012 Polish Masters was Carlos Martins, because he played fewer minutes than Georginio Wijnaldum.

References

  1. "Polish Masters - Teams". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. "Polish Masters - Tournament". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.


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