Match Report
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Mafra (1st, 69 pts) and Caldas (7th, 44 pts). Caldas had been under-performing their position — 32nd on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Caldas 1.13 scored and 1.23 conceded per game, Mafra 2.03 and 0.7, with the league averaging 1.26.
Caldas had won six straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Mafra arrived on a run of four straight wins.
The match was played at Campo da Mata in Caldas da Rainha (capacity 13,000). On the scoreboard, Mafra led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-2.