Match Report
Atibaia, 2nd with 37 points, sat 28 points above Fernandópolis (19th, 9). Atibaia ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Fernandópolis 0.79 scored and 1.95 conceded per game, Atibaia 1.68 and 1, with the league averaging 1.39.
Estádio Municipal Cláudio Rodante in Sao Paulo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.