Match Report
Globo went into the game 2nd in the table on 16 points; Ipatinga sat 5th on 2 — a 14-point gap. Ipatinga had been under-performing their position — 38th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Globo 1.88 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Ipatinga 1 and 2.25, with the league averaging 1.34.
Ipatinga had lost five in a row. From the last five rounds, Globo held 7 points of 15 and Ipatinga 0.
The match was played at Estádio Manoel Dantas Barreto (capacity 5,321). Globo led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Globo: Robson (2'), Ricardo Lopes (6'), Mercinho (29'), Índio Oliveira (86') · Ipatinga: Welber (32'), Renan (76')