| Metric | AC Goianiense GO | Athletic Club Sjdr MG |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Shots | 13 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 3 |
| Corners | 8 | 1 |
| Fouls | 13 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 2 | 2 |
The first half offered a straightforward summary: no goals, no change in score, and three bookings before the whistle. Lopes Guilherme went into the book for the home side on 32 minutes, then Athletic's Joao Miguel and Zeca followed before halftime as the game became increasingly scrappy.
With the result still level at the interval, Athletic moved first to alter the pattern, sending on Douglas Pele for Zeca and Luiz Fernando for Diogo Batista de Souza at the start of the second half. AC Goianiense GO responded before the hour, introducing Cristiano Claudinei Nogueira and Leo Tocantins, while Athletic Club Sjdr MG answered with Pedro Oliveira and Gian Franco Cabezas.
More cards followed as Leandro Vilela and Luiz Fernando were cautioned in quick succession, underlining the edge to the contest. Further substitutions brought on Gabriel Dias Pae, Bruno Jose, Otavio Bruno dos Santos and Gustavo Daniel, but no one could produce the decisive touch.
In the end, the stats told a simple story - six yellow cards, a stream of substitutions, and a goalless scoreline that never moved from kickoff to full time.