Match Report
CAP Patrocinense went into the game 1st in the table on 7 points; Athletic Club sat 2nd on 15 — an 8-point gap. On recent form CAP Patrocinense sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: CAP Patrocinense 1.33 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Athletic Club 1.63 and 1, with the league averaging 1.24.
CAP Patrocinense had lost three in a row.
Estádio Pedro Alves do Nascimento in Patrocínio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,250. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.