Match Report
6 points and 5 places separated them: Criciúma 11th with 8, Prospera Criciuma 6th with 14. Criciúma had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.55/0.91 for Criciúma and 0.91/1.45 for Prospera Criciuma (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.12.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Criciúma. Defeat had not touched Prospera Criciuma in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Criciúma, 9/15 for Prospera Criciuma.
Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,300. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.