Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Sampaio Corrêa 1st on 24, Araguaína 5th on 3. The last five rounds placed Araguaína no better than 39th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Sampaio Corrêa ran at 3.13 scored and 0.25 conceded, Araguaína at 0.5 and 2.13.
Momentum sat with Sampaio Corrêa, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Araguaína were winless in 9. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Sampaio Corrêa against 3/15 for Araguaína.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sampaio Corrêa led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Sampaio Corrêa: Roniery (16'), Cleiton (48'), Arlindo Maracanã (55')