Match Report
Merelinense went into the game 9th in the table on 33 points; Bragança sat 14th on 21 — a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed Merelinense 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 9th in the standings. Per game in the league, Merelinense were scoring 1.23 and conceding 1.23, Bragança 0.77 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Bragança.
Estádio João Soares Vieira in São Pedro de Merelim, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Merelinense led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.