| Metric | Criciuma EC SC | Operario Ferroviario EC PR |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 65% | 35% |
| Shots | 15 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Shots off target | 9 | 2 |
| Corners | 17 | 2 |
| Fouls | 17 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 0 | 4 |
Criciuma’s apparent goal was ruled out by VAR at 21'42''. Joseph was booked at 35', then Dantas broke the deadlock at 37'20'' after Doka’s assist. Waguininho and Jose Cuenu were cautioned before the break. At half-time, Vinicius Caue replaced Rodrigo for Criciuma, while Matheus dos Santos Miranda came on for Doka.
Criciuma made a double change at 64', with Yuri and Joao Carlos replacing Nicolas and Waguininho, then brought on Romulo Otero for Jhonata Robert. Operario introduced Maxwell and Indio at 72', followed by Aylon at 79'. Marcelo Hermes and Yuri were booked, and Guilherme Lobo replaced Fellipe Mateus before Juan Zuluaga entered in the 89th minute. The late highlights came as VAR confirmed Maxwell’s goal at 90', assisted by Boschilia, to seal the result.
The match stats that defined the summary were the visitors’ two goals and their 0-1 lead at half-time. Criciuma could not find an equaliser after the disallowed effort, while Operario held on before adding the decisive second.