Spartak Moskva 2-1 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 23 October 2012
Result
Spartak Moskva 2-1 Benfica
Champions League · Tuesday 23 October 2012, 16:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Spartak Moskva 2-1 Benfica: match report
Spartak Moskva won against Benfica 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 23 October 2012. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Rafael Carioca opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Spartak Moskva's goals came from Rafael Carioca (3') and an own goal by Jardel (43'). Benfica scored through Lima (33').
Discipline: Spartak Moskva received 3 yellow cards; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Spartak Moskva were 35th on 4 points from 4 and Benfica 58th on 1 point from 2. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Spartak Moskva lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-3-3.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Rafael Carioca
- 33'Goal · Lima
- 43'Own goal · Jardel
- 45'Yellow card · Marek Suchy
- 72'Yellow card · O. Cardozo
- 75'Yellow card · Nemanja Matić
- 90+2'Yellow card · Welliton
- 90+4'Yellow card · Ari
Team news
Spartak Moskva line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nicolás Pareja, Marek Suchy, Evgeniy Makeev, Rafael Carioca, José Jurado, Kim Källström, Dmitry Kombarov, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Jano Ananidze, Ari, Artem Rebrov
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Artur Moraes, Brandon Truter, Ezequiel Garay, Jardel, Bruno César, Nemanja Matić, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Enzo Pérez, Eduardo Salvio, Rodrigo, Lima