Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Estrela Amadora 3rd with 63 points, Belenenses 16th with 35, 28 apart. Belenenses had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall.
Estrela Amadora carried a 14-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Estrela Amadora, 4/15 for Belenenses.
The venue was Estádio Municipal Oeiras Mário Wilson (Oeiras) in Oeiras. J. Silva Pinheiro took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game. Estrela Amadora led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.