Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Penapolense (1st, 40 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Taquaritinga (19th, 16 pts). On the form table Taquaritinga stood 15th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Penapolense 2 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Taquaritinga 0.72 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.34.
Penapolense arrived on a run of three straight wins. The last-five ledger: Penapolense 10/15, Taquaritinga 4/15.
Estádio Municipal Tenente Carriço in Penapolis staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,679. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Penapolense led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.