Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Trofense (13th, 40 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Académica (18th, 17 pts). Trofense had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Trofense were scoring 1.03 and conceding 1.21, Académica 1.03 and 1.82, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Académica's winless run stood at 11.
The venue was Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense in Trofa, with room for 3,164 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.