Match Report
4 points and 1 places separated them: Itapirense U20 3rd with 16, Mogi Mirim U20 2nd with 20. Mogi Mirim U20 ranked just 117th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.63 goals per team per game, Itapirense U20 ran at 1.6 scored and 0.9 conceded, Mogi Mirim U20 at 1.8 and 1.2.
Defeat had followed defeat for Itapirense U20 — four in succession. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Mogi Mirim U20, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Itapirense U20 against 13/15 for Mogi Mirim U20.
Estádio Municipal Coronel Francisco Vieira in Itapira staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,900. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.