Sporting 1-2 Torreense: extra time joy for Torreense who make history in Portuguese Cup final | OneFootball

Torreense fans were in the minority at Jamor but they were the ones celebrating at the end (Photo: Arlindo Alves/PortuGOAL ©)

A huge shock at Jamor saw second-tier team Torreense beat holders Sporting in the Portuguese Cup final this afternoon.

The team from Torres Vedras took an early lead through a Kévin Zohi header and held onto it going into the break. Sporting levelled ten minutes into the second half through Luis Suárez.

No further scoring meant extra time, the decisive moment coming when Maxi Araújo fouled Ismail Seydy for a penalty, resulting in a red card for the Sporting left-back. Torreense captain Stopira smashed home the spot kick for a famous victory.

It was the seventh time a team from outside the top flight had made it to the final. The other six times the team from the Primeira Liga had ended up lifting the trophy. Not this time. Congratulations to Torreense, the winners of the 2025/26 Portuguese Cup.

Tom Kundert reports from Jamor.

Shock lead for Torreense

Sporting came into the game huge favourites but from the first chance of the game Torreense took a shock lead.

Javi Vásquez did well to win a corner and the Spaniard took it himself. His cross was flicked on by Léo Azevdo and striker Zohi was in the right place at the right time to nod in from close range.

Sporting immediately set about trying to level the game, and the match was played almost entirely in the half of the pitch the Lisbon team were attacking.

Nevertheless, Torreense’s rapid front line were keeping Sporting’s defenders on their toes, Gonçalo Inácio shown a yellow card for bringing down the speedy Dany Jean in full flight.

Luis Suárez back-heeled a chance wide, and Pedro Gonçalves blazed over the bar when well-placed after being expertly set up by Morita.

Pote hits the post

Pote came close to atoning for that miss in the 33rd minute, turning sharply, shooting past Luca Paes, but his shot bounced back into play after hitting the post.

Suárez was next to come close to levelling up the scores, his shot saved well by Paes after being slipped in on goal by Pote. Half time and a surprise score at Jamor. Sporting 0-1 Torreense.

The Lions continued on the front foot after the break and finally drew level in the 54th minute, inevitably through their prolific Colombian striker. Maxi Araújo did well to pressure the Torreense defence following a corner, the ball ricocheting to Suárez who cut past his marker and fired a low shot into the corner of the net.

Soon afterwards Sporting fans thought their side had taken the lead, Geny Catamo scoring from close range from a Maxi cross, but the Mozambican had strayed into an offside position.

Sporting's Maxi Araújo and Torreense captain Stopira fight for the ball.The former would give away a penalty from which the latter scored the winner (Photo: Arlindo Alves/PortuGOAL ©)

Sporting equalise and slow down

Sporting had applied heavy pressure in search of the equaliser, but once level the team lowered their intensity and the chances dried up. Whether by accident or design, the Lions would pay a heavy price for failing to keep Torreense on the back foot.

Hjulmand saw a shot from range turned around the post by Paes but from the last action in normal time it was Torreense who went close, a ricochet off André Simões thudding into the side-netting.

Torreense fans went berserk in the 94th minute when the ball fell at Diadie’s feet behind the Sporting defence and he duly smashed it into the net, but the celebrations were cut short as the substitute was in an offside position.

The game became stretched with both teams tiring. Francisco Trincão forced Paes into another save, but when the referee blew for half time in extra time the spectre of a penalty shootout was looming large.

It wouldn’t be needed, and Torres Vedras will not sleep tonight.

The players will not be able to party too hard though. On Thursday they play the second leg of the promotion/relegation playoff against Casa Pia having drawn the first leg 0-0. What will now go down as their greatest ever season could yet get better.

Luís Tralhão, Torreense coach:

Torreense coach Luís Tralhão (Photo: Arlindo Alves/PortuGOAL ©)

“Am I emotional? To be honest, it hasn’t really hit me yet. I haven’t really got a notion of what we’ve just done. I think I got more emotional thinking about this day when I was driving my car the last few days than I am right now. When it hits me, maybe I’ll get more emotional.

“But I’m emotional when I see my family in the stands, because it’s a lot of suffering. A coach’s life gives a lot of pleasure, but also a lot of anguish. I’m emotional looking at all these fans and seeing the happiness we gave them; it fills my heart with joy.

“The celebrations have to be controlled [because of Thursday’s game], at least for me. The players deserve everything that will happen to them today.”

Sporting: Rui Silva, Georgios Vagiannidis (Ousmane Diomande,70’), Eduardo Quaresma (Rafael, Nel, 100’), Gonçalo Inácio (Souleymane Faye, 106’), Maxi Araújo, Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita (Luís Guilherme, 70’), Francisco Trincão, Geny Catamo (Daniel Bragança, 90+2’), Luis Suárez, Pedro Gonçalves (Geovany Quenda, 90+2’)