Match Report
Aroes, 14th on 24 points, faced a 33-point deficit to Mirandela (4th, 57). Aroes had been under-performing their position — 55th on five-round form against 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Mirandela 1.4 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Aroes 0.83 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.26.
Mirandela were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Five consecutive defeats weighed on Aroes. The last-five ledger: Mirandela 11/15, Aroes 0/15.
M. Brito Cruz officiated: 27 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. The match was played at Estádio São Sebastião in Mirandela (capacity 3,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.