Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mirassol 6th with 63 points, Tombense 18th with 37, 26 apart. Tombense had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Against a league average of 1.05 goals per team per game, Tombense ran at 0.97 scored and 1.32 conceded, Mirassol at 1.11 and 0.82.
The match was played at Estádio Antônio Guimarães de Almeida in Tombos (capacity 3,050). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.