Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Trofense 4th with 70 points, Vilaverdense 18th with 16, 54 apart. Trofense ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Vilaverdense were scoring 0.88 and conceding 2.47, Trofense 1.88 and 0.85, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Vilaverdense had not won in 7 games. From the last five rounds, Vilaverdense held 1 points of 15 and Trofense 8.
Campo Cruz Do Reguengo in Vila Verde, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Trofense led 4-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-5.