Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ponte Preta 1st with 36 points, EC Lemense 16th with 11, 25 apart. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, EC Lemense ran at 0.87 scored and 2.13 conceded, Ponte Preta at 1.93 and 0.93.
A win had eluded EC Lemense for 6 matches. 11 matches unbeaten backed Ponte Preta's arrival, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, EC Lemense had taken 2 of 15 points to Ponte Preta's 13.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Bruno Lazzarini in Leme. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ponte Preta led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.


