The 2012 Polish Masters was an exhibition international club
football
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(soccer) competition featuring football club teams from
Europe
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, which was held in July 2012. All matches were played in
Stadion Miejski in
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. This was the first Polish Masters.
Teams
The following four clubs participated in the 2012 tournament:
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Śląsk Wrocław
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PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...
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Athletic Bilbao
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S.L. Benfica
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.
Semi-finals
Third-place
Final
Top scores
;2 goals
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Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven)
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Carlos Martins (Benfica)
;1 goal
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Rok Elsner
Rok Elsner (born 25 January 1986) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Austrian club DSG Ferlach.
Personal life
His grandfather, Branko, and his father, Marko, were both footballers. His older brothe ...
(Śląsk Wrocław)
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Waldemar Sobota
Waldemar Sobota (born 19 May 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and is currently a free agent.
Club career
Sobota was born in Ozimek. He joined Śląsk Wrocław on a four-year contract deal in June 2010.
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(Śląsk Wrocław)
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Óscar Cardozo (Benfica)
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Luisão
Ânderson LuÃs da Silva (born 13 February 1981), known as Luisão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Luisão started his career at Juventus-SP in 1999 before moving to Cruzeiro the year later, where h ...
(Benfica)
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Nicolás Gaitán
Osvaldo Fabián Nicolás "Nico" Gaitán (; born 23 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira.
A product of Boca Juniors, he joined Benfica in ...
(Benfica)
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Markel Susaeta
Markel Susaeta Laskurain (, ; born 14 December 1987) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right winger.
He spent almost the entirety of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao after making his debut with the first team in 2007, ...
(Athletic Bilbao)
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Mathias Jørgensen
Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen (; born 23 April 1990), also known by his mononymous nickname Zanka, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Brentford and the Denmark national team.
Jørgensen began his career a ...
(PSV Eindhoven)
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Jeremain Lens (PSV Eindhoven)
The topscorer of the 2012 Polish Masters was
Carlos Martins, because he played fewer minutes than
Georginio Wijnaldum.
References
External links
Official websitea
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
International club association football competitions hosted by Poland
2012–13 in Portuguese football
2012–13 in Polish football
2012–13 in Dutch football
2012–13 in Spanish football
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