| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Poland |
| Dates | July 21 – July 22 |
| Teams | 4 (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 played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 12 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carlos Martins Georginio Wijnaldum (2 goals each) |
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.
Teams
The following four clubs participated in the 2012 tournament:[1]
Matches
On July 20, the draw for the semi-final pairs took place during a press conference with coaches and players of all teams. The winners will play in the finals and the loser of the match for 3rd place.[2]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2–4 | S.L. Benfica |
|---|---|---|
Elsner  67'Sobota 69' |
11' Cardozo 60' Luisão 73' Carlos Martins 89' Gaitán |
Third-place
Final
| PSV Eindhoven | 3–1 | S.L. Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Jørgensen 54' Lens 74'Wijnaldum 83' |
34' Carlos Martins |
          Eindhoven
|
     Benfica
|
Top scores
- 2 goals
- Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven)
- Carlos Martins (Benfica)
- 1 goal
Rok Elsner (Śląsk Wrocław)- Waldemar Sobota (Śląsk Wrocław)
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica)
Luisão (Benfica)
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)- Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao)
Mathias Jørgensen (PSV Eindhoven)- Jeremain Lens (PSV Eindhoven)
The topscorer of the 2012 Polish Masters was Carlos Martins, because he played fewer minutes than Georginio Wijnaldum.
References
- ↑ "Polish Masters - Teams". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ "Polish Masters - Tournament". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
External links
Friendly association football tournaments in 2012 | |
|---|---|
« 2011 2013 » | |
| Copa Bimbo |  Montevideo (13–15 January) |
| Match World Cup |  Dubai (18–23 January) |
| Football Impact Cup | Marbella (22–28 January) |
| Asian Challenge Cup |  Hong Kong (23–26 January) |
| Copa del Sol | |
| Marbella Cup | Marbella (3–9 February) |
| La Manga Cup | La Manga Club (15–22 February) |
| Desert Diamond Cup |  Arizona (22 February – 3 March) |
| Hawaiian Islands Invitational | Hawaii (23–25 February) |
| Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic | Florida (24 February – 3 March) |
| World Football Challenge | |
| Peace Cup |  Suwon (19–22 July) |
| Polish Masters | Wrocław (21–22 July) |
| Winoly Cup |  Beijing (27 July) |
| Eusébio Cup | Lisbon (27 July) |
| Summer of Champions' Cup |  Bucharest (11 August) |
| Philippine Peace Cup |  Manila (25–29 September) |
| Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu | Madrid (26 September) |
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