Match Report
Loures went into the game 11th in the table on 25 points; Sertanense sat 7th on 36 — an 11-point gap. The last five rounds placed Loures 6th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Loures 1.04 scored and 1.64 conceded per game, Sertanense 1.2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.22.
Loures's unbeaten run stood at 5. 5 matches unbeaten backed Sertanense's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Campo de Jogos José Silva Faria in Loures, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sertanense led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.