Match Report
EC São José (6th, 23 pts) visited Criciúma (2nd, 9 pts) with 14 points between them. Criciúma had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Criciúma were scoring 0.5 and conceding 0.17, EC São José 1.22 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.02 goals per team per game.
Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,300. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.