Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Palmeiras U20 (1st, 37 pts) and Araçatuba U20 (15th, 6 pts). Recent form told a different story for Araçatuba U20: only 46th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 15th. Scoring rates set the scale: Palmeiras U20 4.07 scored and 0.73 conceded per game, Araçatuba U20 0.93 and 3.2, with the league averaging 1.52.
Araçatuba U20 had lost five in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Palmeiras U20 had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Araçatuba U20, 0.
The venue was Academia de Futebol 2 Palmeiras, with room for 1,000 spectators. Palmeiras U20 led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 7-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Palmeiras U20: Kaique Gabriel da Conceição (86'), Marcio Vitor Barbosa da Silva (90'), Marcio Vitor (90'), Kaique Gabriel da Conceição (74'), Erick Belé (17'), Erick Belé (45'), Kaique Gabriel da Conceição (66')
Key stats
Possession: Palmeiras U20 68% · Araçatuba U20 32% · Total shots: 26-15 · On target: 13-5 · Corners: 10-2