Match Report
In the standings it was São Carlos 16th on 18 points, Novorizontino 17th on 16 — separated by 2. On the form table Novorizontino stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Per game in the league, São Carlos were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.68, Novorizontino 2.5 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
The venue was Estádio Prof. Luís Augusto de Oliveira in Sao Carlos, with room for 14,359 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.