Match Report
Pouso Alegre, 20th on 12 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Volta Redonda (2nd, 33). Recent form told a different story for Pouso Alegre: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 20th. Per game in the league, Volta Redonda were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1, Pouso Alegre 0.58 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
R. Martins Diniz took charge of the match — our records show 31 games refereed with an average of 2.9 yellow cards per game. Estádio Municipal General Raulino de Oliveira in Volta Redonda, capacity 18,230, hosted the game. Pouso Alegre led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.