Match Report
In the standings it was União de Leiria 7th on 46 points, Pinhalnovense 10th on 38 — separated by 8. União de Leiria had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, União de Leiria were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.03, Pinhalnovense 1.13 and 1.27, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Pinhalnovense had won four straight. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for União de Leiria, 13/15 for Pinhalnovense.
The match was played at Campo da Portela in Marinha Grande (capacity 2,000). On the scoreboard, Pinhalnovense led 3-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-4.