Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Ponte Preta 1st on 36, Rio Claro 12th on 18. Scoring rates set the scale: Rio Claro 1.2 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Ponte Preta 1.93 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.27.
Ponte Preta were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Rio Claro had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Ponte Preta, 13.
The venue was Estádio Dr. Augusto Schmidt Filho in Rio Claro, with room for 6,284 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ponte Preta led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.


