Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Novorizontino (2nd, 29 pts) and Monte Azul (14th, 14 pts). Monte Azul had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Novorizontino ran at 1.73 scored and 1.07 conceded, Monte Azul at 1.2 and 1.8.
Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi in Novo Horizonte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.


