Match Report
The table read 8th (Desportiva ES, 11 pts) against 10th (Pinheiros, 1 pts), 10 points apart. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Desportiva ES ran at 1 scored and 1.22 conceded, Pinheiros at 0.67 and 2.22.
Desportiva ES were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Pinheiros had been beaten in four straight games. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Desportiva ES, 1/15 for Pinheiros.
Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe in Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,410. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.


