Match Report
Gouveia, 13th on 21 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Benfica Castelo Branco (6th, 37). Per game in the league, Benfica Castelo Branco were scoring 1.31 and conceding 1.12, Gouveia 1.35 and 1.85, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Benfica Castelo Branco had not won in 5 games. Gouveia had been beaten in three straight games.
Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro in Castelo Branco, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.