Sporting CP 1-0 Benfica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Monday 9 April 2012

Result

Sporting CP 1-0 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Monday 9 April 2012, 19:15 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sporting CP 1-0 Benfica: match report

Sporting CP defeated Benfica 1-0 in Liga Portugal on Monday 9 April 2012. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Ricky van Wolfswinkel of Sporting CP in the 18th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Sporting CP received 6 yellow cards; Benfica received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sporting CP were 5th on 47 points from 25 and Benfica 2nd on 59 points from 25. Sporting CP went on to finish that season 4th with 59 points, and Benfica 2nd with 69.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sporting CP win, 4 draws and 5 for Benfica.

Going into the match Sporting CP's last five read W-W-L-W-L and Benfica's W-D-W-W-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · LuisãoBenfica
  • 18'Penalty goal · Ricky van WolfswinkelSporting CP · 1-0
  • 28'Yellow card · Javi GarcíaBenfica
  • 40'Yellow card · Stijn SchaarsSporting CP
  • 45'Yellow card · XandãoSporting CP
  • 64'Yellow card · Nélson OliveiraBenfica
  • 64'Yellow card · João PereiraSporting CP
  • 69'Yellow card · Ânderson PolgaSporting CP
  • 75'Yellow card · NolitoBenfica
  • 80'Yellow card · Axel WitselBenfica
  • 81'Yellow card · Daniel CarriçoSporting CP
  • 81'Yellow card · EliasSporting CP
  • 90'Second yellow · LuisãoBenfica

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sporting CP 1, draws 4, Benfica 5.

Team news

Sporting CP line-up

Rui Patrício, Ânderson Polga, João Pereira, Emiliano Insúa, Xandão, Stijn Schaars, Marat Izmailov, Diego Capel, Matías Fernández, Elias, Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Benfica line-up

Artur Moraes, Emerson, Luisão, Brandon Truter, Ezequiel Garay, Axel Witsel, Javi García, Bruno César, Nico Gaitán, Óscar Cardozo, Rodrigo