Match Report
The table read 5th (Ipatinga, 2 pts) against 4th (Vitória da Conquista, 3 pts), 1 points apart. Ipatinga had been under-performing their position — 38th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Ipatinga ran at 1 scored and 2.25 conceded, Vitória da Conquista at 0.5 and 2.
Ipatinga had been beaten in six straight games. A win had eluded Vitória da Conquista for 11 matches.
Estádio João Lamego Neto staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, Ipatinga led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Ipatinga: Renan (16') · Vitória da Conquista: Leonardo Dias (65')