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Report: SL Benfica 2 - 1 Gil Vicente - 14 April 2012 |
| League Cup Final | Kick-off 20:45 BST | ||
SL BENFICA | GIL VICENTE | |
 | 2 - 1 |  |
| 30' Rodrigo | 77' José Luís | |
| 84' Saviola | ||
Benfica dominate the competition as manager Jesus wins his third consecutive League Cup in a row, the club's fourth since 2008.
Planet Benfica's Key Players: Witsel, Matic and Eduardo
Date: Saturday 14th April 2012, 20:45 BST PT/UK (21:45 CET)
Venue: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Competition: League Cup Final
Referee: Jorge Sousa (A.F. Porto)
Assistant Referees: Pedro Garcia and Paulo Soare
Fourth Referee: Rui Costa
Attendance: 23,452
Weather: Light Showers Rain 13°C - Humidity: 77% Wind: NW 20mp/h @ 19:30 BST
TV: SIC (Portugal)
BENFICA - Eduardo, Maxi Periera (c), Jardel, Garay and Capdevila; Witsel and Matic; Bruno César, Aimar (Cardozo 62') and Rodrigo (Saviola 81'); Nélson Oliveira (Nico Gaitán 46')
Subs: Artur, Emerson, Javi García, Cardozo, Nolito, Gaitán and Saviola
Coach: Jorge Jesus
GIL VICENTE - Adriano; Rodrigo Galo, Hallison, Cláudio and Júnior Caiçara; Luís Manuel (José Luís 56'), André Cunha, César Peixoto, Luís Carlos (Guilherme 67') and Richard (João Vilela 75'); Hugo Vieira
Subs: Jorge Batista, Tó Barbosa, Paulão, Éder Sciola, Guilherme, João Vilela and José Luís
Coach: Paulo Alves
Disciplinary action: Yellow card to Gaitán (82'), Saviola (85'), Cláudio (85') and Bruno César (85')
Highlights: Watch match highlights here
Photos: High quality images here
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