Match summary
Up against counter-attacking specialists Once Caldas, Porto dominated almost the entire match but were unable to find a way through the Colombian side's defence. The Portuguese outfit even managed to hit the woodwork four times, twice through Luis Fabiano (17' and 40') and twice through Benni McCarthy (40' and 66'), who also had two goals ruled out for offside.

As a result, the final came down to the lottery of penalty kicks, and, after a tense but seemingly interminable shoot-out, Porto ran out 8-7 winners to lift the trophy. They can also boast being the last team to have won the Toyota Cup.

Key player
The best player of the last-ever edition of the Toyota Cup, Portuguese ace Nuno Maniche is a fairly untypical footballer. A tough character with an outstanding technical ability and unequalled vision, he had to be patient to wait his chance. Born in Lisbon, Maniche learnt the ropes as a nine-year-old with Benfica's youth sides, but he began his career with a series of small teams and even spent time in the second division with the Benfica reserves.

It was thanks to José Mourinho that Maniche finally made his breakthrough at the highest level. The gifted coach brought him to Porto in 2002 and installed him as the team's metronome, a leader in the middle of the park. At 27 years of age and just 5' 6" tall, he became the latest star of European football and confirmed his new standing at UEFA Euro 2004, where Portugal were narrowly beaten by Greece in the final. But when Mourinhi left to pursue a new adventure in London, Maniche struggled to cope with the transition and was ultimately transferred to Dynamo Moscow on 13 May 2005.

Coach
Spanish coach Victor Fernandez spent just six months at Porto, but was there long enough to win the Toyota Cup before being relieved of his functions two months later. He endured a difficult start to his time in Portugal after having been brought in as an emergency replacement for Italian trainer Luigi del Neri, himself given the difficult task of replacing Champions League winner José Mourinho. Del Neri lasted a mere six weeks in the post before leaving on account of 'personal reasons'.

Highly respected in Spain for his work with Zaragoza, Celta Vigo and Betis Sevilla, Fernandez had to rebuild a team whose key players had left for vast amounts of money after their Champions League heroics.

In spite of that, he followed up the penalty shootout win over Once Caldas by qualifying the team for the second round of the Champions League. It was not enough to cement his position, though, and when Porto succumbed 3-1 to Braga in a league game in February 2005 he was sacked without being given an explanation. "I was surprised by the decision when the president told me about it," he explained. "It's injust. I began the game as league leaders and I finished it without a job." His greatest regret, no doubt, was having been denied the chance to implement his philosophy of attacking football.

Toyota Cup 2004
Porto beat Once Caldas (0-0, 8-7 on penalties)
Venue: Yokohama
Attendance: 60,000 spectators.
12 December 2004
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (URU)
Penalty scorers:
Porto: Diego, Carlos Alberto, Quaresma, McCarthy, Costinha, Jorge Costa, Ricardo Costa y Pedro Emanuel.
Once Caldas: Vanegas, Alcazar, Viafara, De Nigris, Velasquez, Diaz y Catano.
FC Porto: Vítor Baía, Giourkas Seitaridis, Jorge Costa, Pedro Emanuel, Ricardo Costa, Costinha, Diego, Maniche, Derlei, Benni McCarthy, Luis Fabiano.
Coach: Victor Fernandez.
Once Caldas: Juan Carlos Henao, Miguel Rojas, Roller Cambindo, Samuel Vanegas, Edwin Garcia; Ruben Velasquez, Jonathan Fabbro, John Viafara, Elkin Soto, Diego Arango, Antonio De Nigris.
Coach: Luis Montoya.