Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica: result and report
Liga Portugal · Sunday 11 November 2012
Result
Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica
Liga Portugal · Sunday 11 November 2012, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-1
Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica: match report
Rio Ave were beaten by Benfica 0-1 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 11 November 2012. It was 0-1 at half-time.
The only goal came from Lima of Benfica in the 45th minute.
Discipline: Rio Ave received 1 yellow card; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rio Ave were 5th on 14 points from 8 and Benfica 2nd on 20 points from 8. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 7th with 42 points, and Benfica 2nd with 77.
Going into the match Rio Ave's last five read W-W-W-D-L and Benfica's W-W-W-W-D.
Key events
- 45+1'Goal · Lima
- 68'Yellow card · Nemanja Matić
- 77'Yellow card · Marcelo
- 79'Yellow card · André Almeida
- 82'Yellow card · Artur Moraes
Team news
Rio Ave line-up
Jan Oblak, Nivaldo, Edimar, Tarantini, Bruno Braga, Lionn, Marcelo, Filipe Augusto, Ukra, Wires, João Tomás
Benfica line-up
Nemanja Matić, Artur Moraes, Jardel, André Almeida, Óscar Cardozo, Lima, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Enzo Pérez, O. John, Eduardo Salvio, Ezequiel Garay