Match Report
Betim went into the game 1st in the table on 14 points; Democrata SL sat 5th on 12 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Democrata SL no better than 11th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 0.96 goals per team per game, Betim ran at 0.8 scored and 0.7 conceded, Democrata SL at 0.9 and 0.6.
Betim arrived off four consecutive draws. Democrata SL had gone 5 games without a win.
The match was played at Arena Vera Cruz in Betim (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.