Match Report
6 points and 16 places separated them: Pouso Alegre 20th with 12, EC São José 4th with 6. On recent form EC São José sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.08 goals per team per game, Pouso Alegre ran at 0.58 scored and 1.37 conceded, EC São José at 0.83 and 1.17.
Pouso Alegre had been beaten in eight straight games. EC São José entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Pouso Alegre had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; EC São José, 15.
Estádio Municipal Irmão Gino Maria Rossi in Pouso Alegre staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,000. On the scoreboard, EC São José led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.