Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Arouca (3rd, 65 pts) and Benfica II (8th, 44 pts). Benfica II ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Benfica II 1.53 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Arouca 1.32 and 0.74, with the league averaging 1.21.
Over the last five, Benfica II had taken 4 of 15 points to Arouca's 10.
The match was played at Caixa Futebol Campus (capacity 2,708). Benfica II led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Benfica II: Duk (90'), Ilija Vukotic (15'), Tiago Araújo (2') · Arouca: Adílio Santos (41')
Key stats
Possession: Benfica II 55% · Arouca 45% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 3-5