Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — União de Leiria 1st with 50 points, Sertanense 7th with 24, 26 apart. Per game in the league, Sertanense were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.14, União de Leiria 1.71 and 0.48, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Sertanense's arrival. Eight consecutive wins preceded this game for União de Leiria, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Sertanense had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; União de Leiria, 15.
Campo de Jogos Dr. Marques dos Santos in Sertã, capacity 4,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, União de Leiria led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.