Match Report
The table read 3rd (Pouso Alegre, 10 pts) against 2nd (Caldense, 4 pts), 6 points apart. Caldense had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.88/1.25 for Pouso Alegre and 0.75/0.75 for Caldense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Caldense had lost three in a row.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Irmão Gino Maria Rossi in Pouso Alegre (capacity 26,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.