Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chaves 3rd with 64 points, Trofense 13th with 40, 24 apart. The last five rounds placed Trofense 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Per game in the league, Trofense were scoring 1.03 and conceding 1.21, Chaves 1.59 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Chaves were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Trofense had taken 5 of 15 points to Chaves's 13.
Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense in Trofa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,164. C. Fernandes Macedo officiated: 80 games logged, averaging 2.4 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Trofense led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.