Match Report
Juventude MA went into the game 4th in the table on 20 points; Castanhal sat 6th on 17 — a 3-point gap. Castanhal ranked just 43rd in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Juventude MA ran at 1 scored and 1 conceded, Castanhal at 1.14 and 1.07.
Juventude MA had drawn three in a row.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Marcos Pinheiro Neto in São Mateus (capacity 35,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.