Match Report
5 points and 8 places separated them: Chaves 16th with 4, Académica 8th with 9. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Chaves ran at 1 scored and 1.8 conceded, Académica at 1.33 and 1.67.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Chaves.
Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,000. Académica led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chaves: Wilson Tavares (85') · Académica: Marcos Paulo (7'), Afonso Rodrigues (38'), Amadou Coundoul (63'), Pontus Texel (78')
Key stats
Possession: Chaves 63% · Académica 37% · Total shots: 19-5 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 9-1