Match Report
The table read 6th (Brasil de Pelotas, 16 pts) against 3rd (Joinville, 21 pts), 5 points apart. Joinville had been under-performing their position — 62nd on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Brasil de Pelotas 0.79 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Joinville 0.79 and 0.79, with the league averaging 1.16.
6 games without a win framed Brasil de Pelotas's arrival. Momentum sat with Joinville, winners of their last three. Brasil de Pelotas had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Joinville, 12.
The venue was Estádio Bento da Silva Freitas, with room for 12,314 spectators. Brasil de Pelotas led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Brasil de Pelotas: Alexiel (41')
Key stats
Possession: Brasil de Pelotas 40% · Joinville 60% · Total shots: 5-11 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 4-9