Match Report
Macaé went into the game 1st in the table on 31 points; Vila Nova sat 2nd on 29 — a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, Macaé were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.11, Vila Nova 1.11 and 0.72, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Macaé's unbeaten run stood at 5. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Macaé, 6/15 for Vila Nova.
Estádio Claúdio Moacir de Azevedo, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Vila Nova: Romero Mendonça (86')