Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FC Alverca II 5th with 37 points, Gouveia 13th with 21, 16 apart. Recent form told a different story for FC Alverca II: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Gouveia 1.35 scored and 1.85 conceded per game, FC Alverca II 1.23 and 0.77, with the league averaging 1.21.
Gouveia had been beaten in three straight games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Gouveia, 10/15 for FC Alverca II.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal do Farvão in Gouveia (capacity 5,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.