Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Trofense 4th with 70 points, Cacadores das Taipas 17th with 20, 50 apart. Trofense ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.72/2 for Cacadores das Taipas and 1.88/0.85 for Trofense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
Cacadores das Taipas had been beaten in four straight games. The last-five ledger: Cacadores das Taipas 1/15, Trofense 12/15.
Estádio do Montinho in Caldas das Taipas, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Trofense led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.