FC Twente 2-2 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 16 August 2011
Result
FC Twente 2-2 Benfica
Champions League · Tuesday 16 August 2011, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-2
FC Twente 2-2 Benfica: match report
FC Twente drew with Benfica 2-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday 16 August 2011. The half-time score was 1-2.
Luuk de Jong opened the scoring in the 6th minute. FC Twente's goals came from Luuk de Jong (6') and Bryan Ruiz (80'). Benfica scored through O. Cardozo (21') and Nolito (35').
Discipline: FC Twente received no yellow cards; Benfica received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game FC Twente were 20th on 4 points from 2 and Benfica 19th on 4 points from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
FC Twente lined up in a 4-3-3 and Benfica in a 4-2-3-1.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Luuk de Jong
- 21'Goal · O. Cardozo
- 35'Goal · Nolito
- 80'Yellow card · Artur Moraes
- 80'Goal · Bryan Ruiz
Team news
FC Twente line-up (4-3-3)
Nikolay Mihaylov, Tim Cornelisse, Peter Wisgerhof, Douglas, Dwight Tiendalli, Wout Brama, Denny Landzaat, Emir Bajrami, Luuk de Jong, Bryan Ruiz, Willem Janssen
Benfica line-up (4-2-3-1)
Artur Moraes, Emerson, Luisão, Brandon Truter, Ezequiel Garay, Axel Witsel, Javi García, Nico Gaitán, Óscar Cardozo, Nolito, Pablo Aimar Giordano