Match Report
1 points for Imperatriz (10th), 10 for Vila Nova (2nd): a 9-point gap. Imperatriz's recent output lagged their position: 28th on form over five rounds while 10th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Imperatriz 0.56 scored and 3.33 conceded per game, Vila Nova 1 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.19.
Defeat had followed defeat for Imperatriz — eight in succession. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Imperatriz against 8/15 for Vila Nova.
Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia in Imperatriz, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.