Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Amarante 2nd with 51 points, Moncao 11th with 27, 24 apart. Moncao had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.65/0.96 for Amarante and 1.31/1.73 for Moncao (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
Amarante were unbeaten in 7. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Amarante against 4/15 for Moncao.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Amarante in Amarante (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Amarante led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-2.