2021 Slovak Cup final

2021 Slovak Cup final
Tehelné pole in Bratislava held the final
Event2020–21 Slovak Cup
After extra time
Date19 May 2021
VenueTehelné pole, Bratislava
RefereePeter Kráľovič
Attendance0[note 1]

The 2021 Slovak Cup final (known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the final match of the 2020–21 Slovak Cup, the 52nd season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. The match was played at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava, on 19 May 2021,[1] contested by MŠK Žilina and ŠK Slovan Bratislava.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1993 were in the Czechoslovak era, since 1994 were in the Slovak era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Žilina 9 (1961, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019)
Slovan Bratislava 21 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral venue).

Žilina (1) Round Slovan Bratislava (1)
Opponent Result 2020–21 Slovak Cup Opponent Result
Námestovo (3) 7–0 (A) Second Round Beluša (3) 2–0 (A)
Tatran Oravské Veselé (3) 1–1 (4–3 p) (A) Third Round Spartak Kvašov (4) 6–0 (A)
Belá (5) w/o Fourth Round Príbelce (4) w/o
Železiarne Podbrezová (2) 1–1 (6–5 p) (N) Round of 16 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš (2) 1–0 (N)
Zlaté Moravce (1) 2–0 (A) Quarter-finals Petržalka (2) 5–1 (H)
Košice (2) 4–2 (A), 4–1 (H) (8–3 agg.) Semi-finals Dukla Banská Bystrica (2) 3–0 (H), 3–1 (A) (6–1 agg.)

Match

Details

Although the match was played at the home stadium of Slovan Bratislava, "home" team (for administrative purposes) had been determined by an additional draw held after the semi-finals.

Žilina1–2 (a.e.t.)Slovan Bratislava
Kiwior 30' Report Henty 61'
Weiss 105+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Peter Kráľovič
Žilina
Slovan Bratislava
GK 30 Ľubomír Belko
RB 28 Benson Anang
CB 23 Ján Minárik  26'
CB 14 Jakub Piotr Kiwior
LB 2 Dominik Javorček  90+2'  105'
CM 21 Ján Bernát  120'  42'
CM 18 Enis Fazlagikj  90'
CM 9 Miroslav Gono  105'
RW 29 Dávid Ďuriš  75'  61'
CF 17 Jakub Paur (c)  64'
LW 66 Matúš Rusnák  78'  78'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Samuel Petráš
DF 5 Adam Kopas  40'
DF 27 Branislav Sluka  105'
MF 7 Patrik Myslovič  78'
MF 11 Vahan Bichakhchyan  105'
FW 6 Adrián Kaprálik  78'
FW 90 Dawid Kurminowski  120+4'  64'
Manager:
Pavol Staňo
GK 30 Michal Šulla  120'
RB 81 Vernon De Marco  23'  78'
CB 14 Myenty Abena  120+4'
CB 29 Vasil Bozhikov (c)  105'
LB 17 Jurij Medveděv
CM 6 Joeri de Kamps  71'
CM 10 Rabiu Ibrahim
AM 21 Rafael Ratão  46'
AM 8 David Holman  46'
AM 55 Aleksandar Čavrić  78'
CF 9 Ezekiel Henty
Substitutes:
GK 1 Dominik Greif
DF 25 Lukáš Pauschek  78'
DF 66 Kenan Bajrić  120+4'  105'
MF 23 Erik Daniel  78'
MF 24 Nono  71'
MF 79 Vladimír Weiss  98'  111'  46'
MF 15 David Strelec  46'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

Assistant referees:
Peter Kováč
Daniel Poláček
Fourth official:
Martin Dohál

Match rules

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia.

References

  1. ^ "SLOVNAFT CUP – Vo finále na NFŠ bude domácim tímom MŠK Žilina". www.futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-05-08.