Match Report
Manaus went into the game 17th in the table on 20 points; Brusque sat 1st on 13 — a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Brusque no better than 20th for form, against 1st in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.68/1.26 for Manaus and 1.5/1.17 for Brusque (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Brusque.
Arena da Amazônia in Manaus, capacity 4,500, 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 0-2.