Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 22 apiece, Ipatinga U20 17th and Nacional AC MG U20 16th. Ipatinga U20 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Ipatinga U20 ran at 1.1 scored and 1.9 conceded, Nacional AC MG U20 at 1.45 and 1.9.
Nacional AC MG U20 were winless in 5.
The match was played at Estádio João Lamego Neto in Ipatinga (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.


