Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Real 1st with 25 points, Operário 8th with 10, 15 apart. Real's recent output lagged their position: 47th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Operário were scoring 0.36 and conceding 1.29, Real 1.29 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Operário for 5 matches.
The match was played at Estádio João Gualberto Borges Arruda in Ilha da São Miguel (capacity 2,500). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.