Match Report
Bonsucesso went into the game 1st in the table on 22 points; Nova Cidade sat 7th on 16 — a 6-point gap. Against a league average of 0.98 goals per team per game, Bonsucesso ran at 1.27 scored and 0.64 conceded, Nova Cidade at 0.82 and 0.82.
Bonsucesso came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estádio Leônidas da Silva in Rio de Janeiro, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.