Match Report
5 points and 1 places separated them: Cruzeiro U20 1st with 9, Meia Noite U20 2nd with 4. Recent form told a different story for Meia Noite U20: only 55th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Cruzeiro U20 were scoring 1.67 and conceding 0, Meia Noite U20 0.67 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Cruzeiro U20, winners of their last six, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at Centro de Treinamento Cidade do Galo (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Meia Noite U20 led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Cruzeiro U20: Pietro Tavares (46'), Eduardo Pape (65'), Akiles (54') · Meia Noite U20: Valter (18')
Key stats
Possession: Cruzeiro U20 72% · Meia Noite U20 28% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 11-2