Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between Benfica Castelo Branco (1st, 57 pts) and Gafanha (7th, 20 pts). Recent form told a different story for Benfica Castelo Branco: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Gafanha ran at 1.17 scored and 0.67 conceded, Benfica Castelo Branco at 1.5 and 0.73.
Gafanha entered with four wins in a row. Benfica Castelo Branco's unbeaten run stood at 8.
A. Neto officiated: 32 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. Complexo Desportivo da Gafanha da Nazaré in Gafanha da Nazaré, capacity 1,000, hosted the game.




