Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Arouca 1st with 58 points, Pedras Rubras 13th with 28, 30 apart. Per game in the league, Arouca were scoring 1.96 and conceding 0.76, Pedras Rubras 1.12 and 1.28, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Arouca entered with eight wins in a row, having scored in 13 consecutive games. A win had eluded Pedras Rubras for 9 matches. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Arouca, 4/15 for Pedras Rubras.
The venue was Estádio Municipal de Arouca in Arouca, with room for 30,127 spectators. Arouca led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.