Match Report
Belenenses went into the game 16th in the table on 35 points; Penafiel sat 12th on 39 — a 4-point gap. On the form table Belenenses stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Belenenses 1.21 scored and 1.74 conceded per game, Penafiel 1.06 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.32.
With 35 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, J. Silva Pinho was the man in the middle. The match was played at Estádio Nacional in Jamor (capacity 37,593). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.