Match Report
2nd against 2nd, but level on points: Ipatinga and Pouso Alegre both had 9. Ipatinga had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.75/1.75 for Ipatinga and 0.75/1.88 for Pouso Alegre (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4.
Ipatinga had been beaten in three straight games. Defeat had followed defeat for Pouso Alegre — 11 in succession.
The venue was Estádio João Lamego Neto in Ipatinga, with room for 10,000 spectators. Ipatinga led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.