Match Report
São Bernardo went into the game 1st in the table on 13 points; EC São Bernardo sat 2nd on 9 — a 4-point gap. EC São Bernardo had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: São Bernardo 1.5 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, EC São Bernardo 1.17 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.04.
São Bernardo carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estádio Primeiro de Maio in Sao Bernardo do Campo (capacity 6,072). On the scoreboard, São Bernardo led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.