Match Report
6 points and 3 places separated them: Itumbiara 2nd with 13, Tocantinópolis 5th with 7. Tocantinópolis had been under-performing their position — 34th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Itumbiara 1.63 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Tocantinópolis 1.25 and 2.25, with the league averaging 1.28.
Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Itumbiara, 4/15 for Tocantinópolis.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (capacity 33,000). On the scoreboard, Itumbiara led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Itumbiara: Dinei (18'), Cristian (41'), Washington (53')