Match Report
Olaria went into the game 4th in the table on 9 points; Madureira sat 5th on 8 — a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Olaria no better than 12th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Olaria ran at 0.43 scored and 1.29 conceded, Madureira at 0.71 and 0.86.
Olaria's winless run stood at 7. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Olaria, 10/15 for Madureira.
Estádio Mourão Filho in Rio de Janeiro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,113. With 96 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, M. de Lima Henrique was the man in the middle. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.