The 2019 Slovak Cup final (), known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2018–19 Slovak Cup, the 50th season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. The match was played at the Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra on 1 May 2019 between Spartak Trnava and Žilina.
Spartak Trnava took a 3–0 lead shortly after half time thanks to a goal from Fabian Miesenböck and a brace from Kire Markoski. However, the match went to extra time after a Filip Balaj brace and a Róbert Boženík goal for Žilina. There were no further goals in extra time and Spartak Trnava won the trophy 4–1 on penalties.
Background Following the Velvet Divorce in 1992, Spartak Trnava had once previously won the Slovak Cup – in 1998 when they defeated Košice 2–0 – and had reached the final on five previous occasions.
Similarly, Žilina had once previously won the Slovak Cup in the post-Czechoslovakia era – in 2012 when they defeated Senica 3–2 – and had reached the final on three previous occasions.
Road to the final Spartak Trnava Spartak Trnava began the competition by defeating Rača 9–0 in the second round. In the third round, they defeated Slovan Most 3–1. Spartak Trnava then defeated Partizán Bardejov 5–0. In the last 16, they defeated Železiarne Podbrezová 2–0. After a goalless draw, they then defeated Košice 4–3 on penalties. In the semi-finals, Spartak Trnava defeated Senica 1–0 on aggregate.
Žilina Žilina began the competition by defeating Ďarmoty 7–0 in the second round. In the third round, they defeated Tatran Krásno 6–0. Žilina then defeated Tatran Prešov 2–1. In the last 16, they defeated Sereď 3–1. They then defeated Skalica 4–1. In the semi-finals, Spartak Trnava defeated Zemplín Michalovce 3–1 on aggregate.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Spartak TrnavaRoundŽilinaOpponentResult2018–19 Slovak CupOpponentResultFK Rača9–0 (A)Second RoundFK Slovenské Ďarmoty7−0 (A)Most pri Bratislave3−1 (A)Third RoundKrásno nad Kysucou6–0 (A)Bardejov5−0 (A)Fourth RoundTatran Prešov2–1 (A)Podbrezová2−0 (A)Round of 16Sereď3–1 (H)FC Košice0–0 (4–3 p) (A)Quarter-finalsSkalica4–1 (H)FK Senica1–0 (H), 0–0 (A) (1–0 agg.)Semi-finalsZemplín Michalovce1–1 (H), 2–0 (A) (3–1 agg.)
Match Details
GK 26 Petr BolekRB 2 Matúš TurňaCB 14 Myenty AbenaCB 44 Tomáš KošútLB 36 Lucas LovatCM 66 Marek JanečkaCM 18 Anton Sloboda (c)CM 17 Fabian MiesenböckRW 24 Kire MarkoskiFW 11 Kubilay YilmazLW 20 Matúš ČonkaSubstitutes:GK 31 Dobrivoj RusovRB 16 Macario Hing-GloverDF 10 Musefiu AshiruCM 25 Jakub RadaCF 39 Štefan PekárFW 27 Andrej LovásFW 22 David DepetrisManager: Michal Ščasný GK 1 Miloš VolešákRB 28 Benson Anang CB 3 Martin KrálikCB 25 Filip KašaLB 6 Branislav SlukaCM 66 Miroslav KáčerCM 20 Michal Škvarka (c)CM 9 Iván DíazRW 27 Jaroslav MihalíkCF10 Filip BalajLW 32 Róbert BoženíkSubstitutes:GK 30 Dominik HolecCB 2 Luka LochoshviliCB 23 Ján MinárikMF 14 Jakub HolúbekDM 12 Viktor PečovskýRM 21 Ján BernátRW 8 Lukáš JánošíkManager: Jaroslav Kentoš
Assistant referees: Tomáš Somoláni Ján Pozor Fourth official: Michal TomčíkMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
See also
2018–19 Slovak Cup 2019–20 UEFA Europa League
References