Match Report
Tirsense went into the game 3rd in the table on 44 points; Vila Mea sat 5th on 39 — a 5-point gap. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Tirsense ran at 1.5 scored and 0.96 conceded, Vila Mea at 1.5 and 1.15.
Estádio Abel Alves de Figueiredo in Santo Tirso staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. J. Martins Costa took charge of the match — our records show 5 games refereed with an average of 5.8 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.