Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Taubaté 4th on 32, Santacruzense 19th on 13. The last five rounds placed Santacruzense 10th in the league for form — higher than their 19th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.79/1.05 for Taubaté and 0.89/2.16 for Santacruzense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Santacruzense arrived off four straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Taubaté 9/15, Santacruzense 1/15.
The match was played at Estádio Joaquim de Morais Filho in Taubate (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Taubaté led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.