Match Report
The table read 1st (ASA, 31 pts) against 2nd (Manauara, 26 pts), 5 points apart. Manauara had been under-performing their position — 27th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, ASA ran at 1.93 scored and 0.57 conceded, Manauara at 1.93 and 0.79.
ASA had won four straight. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for ASA against 7/15 for Manauara.
Estádio Municipal Coaracy da Mata Fonseca staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: ASA 59% · Manauara 41% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 14-5