Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maringá (2nd, 24 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Operário MS (8th, 8 pts). Operário MS ranked just 58th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Operário MS ran at 0.36 scored and 1.36 conceded, Maringá at 0.93 and 0.57.
Estádio Estadual Jacques da Luz in Campo Grande, capacity 45,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.




