Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Atlético GO 1st with 28 points, Itumbiara 6th with 6, 22 apart. Itumbiara had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Atlético GO were scoring 2.2 and conceding 0.3, Itumbiara 0.6 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
Atlético GO arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Atlético GO held 13 points of 15 and Itumbiara 5.
Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Dourada) (Goiânia, Goiás) in Goiânia, Goiás hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.