Match Report
Benfica Castelo Branco went into the game 4th in the table on 46 points; Os Marialvas sat 7th on 36 — a 10-point gap. Benfica Castelo Branco ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Benfica Castelo Branco were scoring 1.65 and conceding 1, Os Marialvas 1.27 and 1.08, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Benfica Castelo Branco against 4/15 for Os Marialvas.
Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Os Marialvas: Simao Fernandes (90')
Key stats
Possession: Benfica Castelo Branco 58% · Os Marialvas 42% · Total shots: 5-5 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 8-1