Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tirsense 8th with 21 points, Mondinense 10th with 1, 20 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.61 for Tirsense and 0.61/2.56 for Mondinense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Defeat had followed defeat for Mondinense — four in succession. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Tirsense against 1/15 for Mondinense.
Estádio Abel Alves de Figueiredo in Santo Tirso staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Tirsense led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.