Match Report
Pelotas went into the game 5th in the table on 20 points; Novorizontino sat 1st on 31 — an 11-point gap. On recent form Pelotas sat only 40th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Pelotas were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.79, Novorizontino 1.21 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Estádio Boca do Lobo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 7 more goals closed it at 4-3.
Goal scorers
Pelotas: Juliano (85'), Bruninho (89'), Marcão (90'), Moisés (50') · Novorizontino: Pereira (81'), Caique (59'), Cléo Silva (72')
Key stats
Possession: Pelotas 50% · Novorizontino 50% · On target: 13-5 · Corners: 5-3