Match Report
23 points for FC Atlético Cearense (2nd), 21 for Maranhão (3rd): a 2-point gap. Maranhão ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: FC Atlético Cearense 1.57 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Maranhão 1.29 and 0.79, with the league averaging 1.19.
Maranhão were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa in Horizonte, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. R. Ramos Tourinho officiated: 5 games logged, averaging 3.8 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.