Match Report
Gil Vicente U23, 1st with 37 points, sat 19 points above União Leiria U23 (6th, 18). On recent form Gil Vicente U23 sat only 30th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, União Leiria U23 were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.63, Gil Vicente U23 2.19 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
União Leiria U23 arrived off four straight defeats. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Gil Vicente U23, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for União Leiria U23, 13/15 for Gil Vicente U23.
Estádio Pina Manique, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
União Leiria U23: João Victor (29'), João Victor (88') · Gil Vicente U23: Gonçalo Maia Pereira (81'), Bassco Soyer (25'), Mohamed Kaba (90')
Key stats
Possession: União Leiria U23 39% · Gil Vicente U23 61% · Total shots: 10-24 · On target: 4-13 · Corners: 2-6