SC Vila Real and SC Régua opened the championship with an intense duel between two title contenders, providing a good spectacle for the spectators present. The two Trás-os-Montes teams produced an evenly matched and highly intense game.
The visitors from Régua started the match better, trying to push the hosts back into their own half. The first dangerous situation came at 15 minutes, when goalkeeper Nuno Silva came out of goal to clear a play led by Moubarak.
At 17 minutes, André Azevedo opened the scoring by taking advantage of a rebound in the area and firing into the back of the net, putting Vila Real ahead. Moubarak tried to respond quickly, but his shot was deflected out for a goal kick by the home goalkeeper.
The game calmed down after this intense opening phase and no more dangerous situations were recorded until half-time. The original article ends here, but indicates that the final result was a draw, with Régua managing to recover from a two-goal deficit in the space of five minutes.
