Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lusitano FCV 2nd with 65 points, AD Nogueirense 10th with 42, 23 apart. AD Nogueirense ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Lusitano FCV 1.57 scored and 0.63 conceded per game, AD Nogueirense 1.23 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.26.
AD Nogueirense were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Lusitano FCV, 13/15 for AD Nogueirense.
J. Mota Sousa officiated: 10 games logged, averaging 0.6 yellow cards each. The match was played at Estádio dos Trambelos (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Lusitano FCV: Lucas Klysman (38'), Diogo Braz (8')