Match Report
Lusitânia went into the game 13th in the table on 32 points; Caldas sat 6th on 44 — a 12-point gap. Lusitânia had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Lusitânia were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1.57, Caldas 1.13 and 1.23, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Lusitânia — four in succession. Defeat had not touched Caldas in 13 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Lusitânia against 13/15 for Caldas.
The match was played at Estádio João Paulo II. On the scoreboard, Lusitânia led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Lusitânia: Dário Simão (20'), Dário Simão (43')
Key stats
Possession: Lusitânia 43% · Caldas 57% · Total shots: 5-10 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 1-11