Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Sertanense 4th on 51, Quarteirense 12th on 34. Quarteirense had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.47/1.03 for Sertanense and 0.87/1.13 for Quarteirense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Defeat had followed defeat for Quarteirense — three in succession. Over the last five, Sertanense had taken 10 of 15 points to Quarteirense's 2.
The venue was Campo de Jogos Dr. Marques dos Santos in Sertã, with room for 4,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.