Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sertanense 4th with 51 points, Ribeira Brava 16th with 17, 34 apart. On the form table Ribeira Brava stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.9/1.87 for Ribeira Brava and 1.47/1.03 for Sertanense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Ribeira Brava arrived off six straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Ribeira Brava 0/15, Sertanense 9/15.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Machico in Machico (capacity 1,900). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.