Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica: result and report
Liga Portugal · Sunday 24 August 2008
Result
Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica
Liga Portugal · Sunday 24 August 2008, 20:15 UTC · half-time 0-0
Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica: match report
Rio Ave drew with Benfica 1-1 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 24 August 2008. It was 0-0 at half-time.
José Semedo opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Rio Ave's goal came from José Semedo (55'). Benfica scored through Nuno Gomes (56').
Discipline: Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.
Rio Ave went on to finish that season 12th with 30 points, and Benfica 3rd with 59.
Key events
- 44'Yellow card · Miguel Lopes
- 49'Yellow card · Fellipe Bastos
- 55'Goal · José Semedo
- 56'Goal · Nuno Gomes
- 69'Yellow card · Livramento
- 78'Yellow card · Luisão
Team news
Benfica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Quim, Léo, Luisão, Brandon Truter, Gilles Binya, Luis Filipe, Edcarlos, Kostas Katsouranis, Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barrotti, Rui Costa, Óscar Cardozo