Match Report
Vila Nova went into the game 2nd in the table on 10 points; Jacuipense sat 6th on 24 — a 14-point gap. Vila Nova's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Vila Nova were scoring 1 and conceding 1.17, Jacuipense 1.06 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
With 20 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, F. de Medeiros Miranda was the man in the middle. The match was played at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga in Goiânia (capacity 50,049). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.