Benfica 1-0 Otelul: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 7 December 2011
Result
Benfica 1-0 Otelul
Champions League · Wednesday 7 December 2011, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Benfica 1-0 Otelul: match report
Benfica beat Otelul 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 7 December 2011. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from O. Cardozo of Benfica in the 7th minute.
Discipline: Benfica received 1 yellow card; Otelul received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Benfica were 4th on 17 points from 9 and Otelul 73rd on 0 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Benfica lined up in a 4-3-3 and Otelul in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Benfica win, 0 draws and 0 for Otelul.
Going into the match Benfica's last five read D-D-W-W-D and Otelul's L-L-L-L-L.
Key events
- 7'Goal · O. Cardozo
- 70'Yellow card · O. Cardozo
- 82'Yellow card · Z. Ljubinković
- 86'Yellow card · Gabriel Giurgiu
Head-to-head
Team news
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Artur Moraes, Emerson, Ezequiel Garay, Axel Witsel, Jardel, Javi García, Bruno César, Nico Gaitán, Óscar Cardozo, Ruben Amorim, Pablo Aimar Giordano
Otelul line-up (4-3-3)
Branko Grahovac, Alexandru Benga, Silviu Ilie, Milan Perendija, Cornel Emilian Râpă, Ioan Filip, Catalin Iorga, Gabriel Ioan Paraschiv, Ionuț Neagu, Gabriel Giurgiu, Liviu Antal