Match Report
Avenida went into the game 1st in the table on 8 points; Inter Santa Maria sat 4th on 4 — a 4-point gap. Inter Santa Maria had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Avenida were scoring 1 and conceding 0.83, Inter Santa Maria 0.83 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Avenida: three in a row. A win had eluded Inter Santa Maria for 5 matches.
Estádio dos Eucaliptos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Avenida 69% · Inter Santa Maria 31% · Total shots: 23-11 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 8-1