Match Report
In the standings it was São Bento 4th on 9 points, Novorizontino 3rd on 19 — separated by 10. Recent form told a different story for Novorizontino: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, São Bento were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.17, Novorizontino 1.42 and 1, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro in Sorocaba, capacity 13,722, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.