Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Praiense 1st with 53 points, União Santarém 16th with 27, 26 apart. Per game in the league, Praiense were scoring 1.92 and conceding 0.8, União Santarém 1.24 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Praiense in 8 games.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal da Praia da Vitória in Praia da Vitória (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, Praiense led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.