Match Report
The table read 2nd (ABC, 14 pts) against 8th (Fluminense PI, 3 pts), 11 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Fluminense PI: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: ABC 1.63 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Fluminense PI 0.88 and 2.25, with the league averaging 1.34.
Fluminense PI had gone 6 games without a win. Over the last five, ABC had taken 8 of 15 points to Fluminense PI's 1.
Estádio Maria Lamas Farache staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,017. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
ABC: Felipe Garcia (47'), Afonso (49'), Léo Ceará (69')
Key stats
Possession: ABC 54% · Fluminense PI 46% · Total shots: 9-15 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 6-5