Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Alverca 2nd with 50 points, União Santarém 3rd with 33, 17 apart. União Santarém had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: União Santarém 1.6 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Alverca 2.1 and 0.48, with the league averaging 1.22.
União Santarém's unbeaten run stood at 5, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Alverca, winners of their last six, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Over the last five, União Santarém had taken 9 of 15 points to Alverca's 15.
Campo Chã das Padeiras (Marvila) in Marvila hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.