Match Report
Arronches e Benfica went into the game 3rd in the table on 48 points; Marinhense sat 7th on 36 — a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed Arronches e Benfica no better than 9th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1 goals per team per game, Arronches e Benfica ran at 1.04 scored and 0.65 conceded, Marinhense at 0.92 and 0.81.
Defeat had not touched Arronches e Benfica in 12 games.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal Alfonso Murube in Ceuta (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.