Fortaleza beat Goiás 1-0 away in the Brasileiro Série B, Vitinho's goal on 45 minutes separating the sides. Luiz Felipe was shown a red card in the 13th minute.
Vitinho scored from Maurício Lima's assist to put Fortaleza in front just before half-time, and there was no further scoring. Goiás had five corners to Fortaleza's two and matched them with three shots on target, but could not find an equaliser.
The underlying numbers underline how close it was: both sides had three shots on target and one big chance, while expected goals were 0.52 for Goiás and 0.59 for Fortaleza. Fortaleza shaded possession with 52% and made more accurate passes, 438 to 382, but the margin on the scoreboard was a single goal.
