Match Report
In the standings it was Ipatinga 6th on 11 points, Audax Rio 8th on 9 — separated by 2. The last five rounds placed Ipatinga no better than 47th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, Ipatinga were scoring 0.57 and conceding 1.29, Audax Rio 0.71 and 1.36, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Audax Rio for 15 matches.
Estádio João Lamego Neto in Ipatinga, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Audax Rio led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.