Match Report
25 points separated the sides: AVS 3rd on 64, Penafiel 13th on 39. AVS ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Penafiel were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.15, AVS 1.47 and 1, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Penafiel had lost three in a row. AVS had won three straight, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Penafiel, 12/15 for AVS.
The venue was Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril in Penafiel, with room for 5,230 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.