Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 21 apiece, Coruripe 5th and Central 4th. Recent form told a different story for Central: only 36th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Coruripe ran at 0.93 scored and 1.21 conceded, Central at 1.36 and 0.71.
Central had not lost in 9 games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Coruripe 0, draws 1, Central 4, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Gérson do Amaral (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Central: Euller (90'), Aruá (78')
Key stats
Possession: Coruripe 60% · Central 40% · On target: 0-2 · Corners: 10-3