Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Nova Venécia (4th, 15 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Itapemirim (10th, 0 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Itapemirim 0.22 scored and 2.89 conceded per game, Nova Venécia 1.78 and 1, with the league averaging 1.42.
Itapemirim had been beaten in seven straight games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Itapemirim, 8/15 for Nova Venécia.
Estádio Mário Monteiro in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 0-5.


