Match Report
Pero Pinheiro went into the game 12th in the table on 34 points; Alcanenense sat 14th on 29 — a 5-point gap. Pero Pinheiro had been under-performing their position — 66th on five-round form against 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Pero Pinheiro 0.77 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Alcanenense 1.07 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.26.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Alcanenense. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Pero Pinheiro against 1/15 for Alcanenense.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.