Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Arouca 1st with 58 points, Valadares Gaia 16th with 25, 33 apart. Valadares Gaia had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Arouca 1.96 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Valadares Gaia 1.12 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.27.
Arouca had won three straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca (capacity 5,600). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Arouca led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Arouca: B. Júnior (36' og), Yaw Moses (26'), Sheriff Deo Mohammed (90'), Benny (73') · Valadares Gaia: Jony (69')
Key stats
On target: 8-4 · Corners: 6-5