Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Ypiranga Erechim 1st with 16, Rio Branco 2nd with 15. The last five rounds placed Rio Branco no better than 11th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Ypiranga Erechim ran at 0.88 scored and 0.38 conceded, Rio Branco at 1.25 and 0.75.
Defeat had not touched Ypiranga Erechim in 5 games.
Estádio Olímpico Colosso da Lagoa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ypiranga Erechim led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Ypiranga Erechim: João Paulo (73'), João Paulo (33'), Diego Miranda (45')