Fenerbahçe 1-0 Benfica: result and report
Europa League · Thursday 25 April 2013
Result
Fenerbahçe 1-0 Benfica
Europa League · Thursday 25 April 2013, 19:05 UTC · half-time 0-0
Fenerbahçe 1-0 Benfica: match report
Fenerbahçe defeated Benfica 1-0 in the Europa League on Thursday 25 April 2013. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal came from Egemen Korkmaz of Fenerbahçe in the 72nd minute.
Discipline: Fenerbahçe received 3 yellow cards; Benfica received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Fenerbahçe were 19th on 18 points from 12 and Benfica 36th on 12 points from 6. This fixture belongs to an earlier Europa League season and is kept for reference.
Fenerbahçe lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-3-3.
Going into the match Fenerbahçe's last five read D-W-L-W-D and Benfica's D-W-D-D-W.
Key events
- 31'Yellow card · André Gomes
- 37'Yellow card · Pablo Aimar Giordano
- 37'Yellow card · Cristian
- 41'Yellow card · Maxi Pereira
- 45+1'Yellow card · Ola John
- 45+2'Missed penalty · Cristian
- 50'Yellow card · Mehmet Topal
- 72'Goal · Egemen Korkmaz
- 90'Yellow card · Pierre Webo
Team news
Fenerbahçe line-up (4-2-3-1)
Volkan Demirel, Egemen Korkmaz, Joseph Yobo, Reto Ziegler, Gökhan Gönül, Mehmet Topal, Dirk Kuyt, Raúl Meireles, Cristian Baroni, Moussa Sow, Pierre Webo
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Artur Moraes, Brandon Truter, Ezequiel Garay, Jardel, Eduardo Salvio, Nemanja Matić, Lorenzo Melgarejo, André Gomes, André Gomes, Óscar Cardozo, O. John