Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Pinhalnovense 10th on 38, Ribeira Brava 16th on 17. Pinhalnovense's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Pinhalnovense 1.13 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Ribeira Brava 0.9 and 1.87, with the league averaging 1.18.
Momentum sat with Pinhalnovense, winners of their last three. Over the last five, Pinhalnovense had taken 10 of 15 points to Ribeira Brava's 3.
Campo Santos Jorge in Pinhal Novo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.