Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Oliveirense 14th with 37 points, Vilaverdense 18th with 16, 21 apart. Oliveirense ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Against a league average of 1.37 goals per team per game, Oliveirense ran at 1.18 scored and 1.71 conceded, Vilaverdense at 0.88 and 2.47.
Defeat had not touched Oliveirense in 6 games. Over the last five, Oliveirense had taken 11 of 15 points to Vilaverdense's 3.
The match was played at Estádio de Ribes in Santa Maria de Oliveira (capacity 30,127). On the scoreboard, Oliveirense led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.