Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Alverca 2nd with 63 points, Paços de Ferreira 16th with 33, 30 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1 for Alverca and 1/1.47 for Paços de Ferreira (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
6 matches unbeaten backed Alverca's arrival. Paços de Ferreira entered with four losses in a row. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Alverca against 3/15 for Paços de Ferreira.
Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca in Alverca do Ribatejo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,705. Alverca led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Alverca: Pedro Bicalho (9')