Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Alverca 2nd with 50 points, Caldas 4th with 33, 17 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1.19 for Caldas and 2.1/0.48 for Alverca (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
Defeat had followed defeat for Caldas — three in succession. Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Alverca, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Caldas against 15/15 for Alverca.
Campo da Mata staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Caldas: Leandro Borges (28') · Alverca: Jefferson Nem (33')
Key stats
Possession: Caldas 51% · Alverca 49% · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 3-6