Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — AR São Martinho 2nd with 38 points, Berço 9th with 13, 25 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: AR São Martinho 1.61 scored and 0.56 conceded per game, Berço 0.89 and 1.44, with the league averaging 1.15.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Berço, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for AR São Martinho against 6/15 for Berço.
Estádio Comendador Abílio Ferreira de Oliveira in São Martinho do Campo - Santo Tirso staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.