Match Report
In the standings it was União Rondonópolis 3rd on 24 points, Goianésia 5th on 21 — separated by 3. Goianésia's recent output lagged their position: 42nd on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: União Rondonópolis 1.5 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Goianésia 1.07 and 1, with the league averaging 1.25.
With 18 matches recorded and 3.0 yellow cards per game, D. Costa de Araujo was the man in the middle. The match was played at Estádio Municipal Engenheiro Luthero Lopes in Rondonópolis (capacity 18,000). Goianésia led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.