Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: União de Leiria (1st, 73 pts) held a 69-point advantage over AD Fornos Algodres (16th, 4 pts). AD Fornos Algodres's recent output lagged their position: 77th on form over five rounds while 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, União de Leiria ran at 2.27 scored and 0.7 conceded, AD Fornos Algodres at 0.5 and 2.77.
Momentum sat with União de Leiria, winners of their last four. AD Fornos Algodres had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: União de Leiria 12/15, AD Fornos Algodres 1/15.
With 85 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, M. Bertolo Nogueira was the man in the middle. The venue was Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, with room for 6,000 spectators. União de Leiria led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
União de Leiria: Ernest (21'), Hernâni (72'), João Vieira (61'), João Vieira (37')