Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Sao Joao Ver (4th, 38 pts) and Vila Cortez (12th, 4 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.36/3.91 for Vila Cortez and 1.36/0.64 for Sao Joao Ver (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
Defeat had followed defeat for Vila Cortez — five in succession. Vila Cortez had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Sao Joao Ver, 8.
Estádio Municipal da Guarda in Guarda staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sao Joao Ver led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.


