Match Report
In the standings it was EC São Bernardo 2nd on 10 points, Barretos 14th on 16 — separated by 6. EC São Bernardo had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: EC São Bernardo 1.5 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Barretos 1.2 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.18.
EC São Bernardo arrived on a run of four straight wins. Barretos had been beaten in three straight games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for EC São Bernardo against 4/15 for Barretos.
The match was played at Estádio Primeiro de Maio in Sao Bernardo do Campo (capacity 6,072). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.