Match Report
In the standings it was Caxias 3rd on 29 points, Ipatinga 4th on 28 — separated by 1. Scoring rates set the scale: Caxias 0.94 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Ipatinga 1.17 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.11.
R. Toski Marques took charge of the match — our records show 45 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. The venue was Estádio Francisco Stédile in Caxias do Sul, with room for 17,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.