PONTA GROSSA, Brazil (Interstat) — Goias defeated Operario-PR 2-0 in a football match on Sunday at Estádio Germano Krüger in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, using first-half goals to secure the road result. Lourenco opened the scoring in the 16th minute, and Felipe Clemente added another in the 31st. Lourenco played 75 minutes and scored once, while Felipe Clemente played 64 minutes and scored once. Operario-PR received yellow cards to Neto Paraiba in the 43rd minute and Maguinho in the 83rd. Operario-PR made substitutions at the 37th, 45+2, 46th, 58th and 82nd minutes. Goias made substitutions at the 64th, 75th, 88th, 88th and 88th minutes. Goias improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 across all competitions. Operario-PR fell to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 across all competitions. The visitors held the shutout after halftime, and the result gave Goias a winning start while Operario-PR remained without a victory.