Match Report
8 points and 3 places separated them: Aparecidense 4th with 6, ABECAT Ouvidorense 1st with 14. Aparecidense had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Aparecidense 1.25 scored and 1.75 conceded per game, ABECAT Ouvidorense 1.38 and 1, with the league averaging 1.22.
The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Aparecidense against 10/15 for ABECAT Ouvidorense.
The venue was Estádio Annibal Batista de Toledo, with room for 8,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Aparecidense: Marcão (10'), Jefferson (72'), Carlos Bajé (86') · ABECAT Ouvidorense: Rafael Dumas (33'), Alan Junior (51'), Rafinha Silva (68')
Key stats
Possession: Aparecidense 57% · ABECAT Ouvidorense 43% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 7-3