Match Report
The table read 4th (Ceilândia, 5 pts) against 2nd (Novoperário, 10 pts), 5 points apart. Ceilândia's recent output lagged their position: 50th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ceilândia 1.5 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Novoperário 1.17 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.32.
Ceilândia had not won in 5 games.
Estádio Maria de Lourdes Abadia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Ceilândia: Amoroso (54'), Pedro Henrique (73') · Novoperário: João Lucas (79')
Key stats
Possession: Ceilândia 51% · Novoperário 49% · On target: 11-8 · Corners: 13-5