Match Report
14 points and 4 places separated them: Espinho 5th with 29, Salgueiros 1st with 43. The last five rounds placed Espinho 1st in the league for form — higher than their 5th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Espinho 1.33 scored and 0.72 conceded per game, Salgueiros 1.61 and 0.78, with the league averaging 1.19.
Momentum sat with Salgueiros, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Espinho had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Salgueiros, 12.
The venue was Estádio Marques da Silva (Ovar) in Ovar. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Salgueiros led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.