Match Report
Caldense went into the game 2nd in the table on 4 points; Villa Nova sat 4th on 10 — a 6-point gap. On recent form Caldense sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.75/0.75 for Caldense and 1/1.75 for Villa Nova (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Villa Nova were unbeaten in 10.
Estádio Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira in Pocos de Caldas, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. With 18 matches recorded and 3.1 yellow cards per game, D. da Cunha Oliveira Filho was the man in the middle. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.