Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Mirassol (3rd, 65 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Botafogo SP (14th, 45 pts). On the form table Botafogo SP stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Per game in the league, Mirassol were scoring 1.11 and conceding 0.71, Botafogo SP 0.95 and 1.34, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Mirassol, winners of their last four. From the last five rounds, Mirassol held 13 points of 15 and Botafogo SP 5.
P. Belence Alves dos Prazeres Filho took charge of the match — our records show 62 games refereed with an average of 2.7 yellow cards per game. The venue was Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia in Mirassol, with room for 14,534 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.