Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Criciúma (4th, 18 pts) and Atlético Catarinense (12th, 1 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.09/0.55 for Criciúma and 0.18/1.82 for Atlético Catarinense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.93.
Atlético Catarinense had lost six in a row. Criciúma had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Atlético Catarinense, 0.
The match was played at Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma (capacity 19,300). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.