Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Merelinense (11th, 40 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Pontassolense (16th, 15 pts). Merelinense had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Merelinense ran at 1.03 scored and 1.07 conceded, Pontassolense at 0.67 and 1.83.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Pontassolense. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Merelinense against 0/15 for Pontassolense.
Estádio João Soares Vieira in São Pedro de Merelim, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.


