Match Report
11 points and 3 places separated them: Fortaleza 1st with 12, Cariri 4th with 1. Cariri had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Fortaleza 2.6 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, Cariri 0.67 and 2, with the league averaging 1.47.
Fortaleza entered with four wins in a row. Fortaleza had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Cariri, 5.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas (capacity 63,903). On the scoreboard, Fortaleza led 4-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 7-0.
Goal scorers
Fortaleza: Moisés (13'), Marinho (34'), Tomás Pochettino (74'), Juan Martín Lucero (45'), Juan Martín Lucero (30'), Yago Pikachu (75'), Emanuel Brítez (90')
Key stats
Possession: Fortaleza 66% · Cariri 34% · Total shots: 33-3 · On target: 16-0 · Corners: 13-4