Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — AR São Martinho 2nd with 27 points, Ponte da Barca 8th with 5, 22 apart. Ponte da Barca ranked just 51st in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Ponte da Barca 0.79 scored and 2.14 conceded per game, AR São Martinho 2.29 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.27.
Defeat had followed defeat for Ponte da Barca — four in succession.
Campo Municipal Ponte da Barca in Ponte da Barca, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.