Match Report
Atlético Alagoinhas went into the game 7th in the table on 15 points; Retrô sat 1st on 26 — an 11-point gap. On recent form Atlético Alagoinhas sat only 51st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Atlético Alagoinhas 1.07 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Retrô 1.36 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.19.
Retrô carried a 13-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estádio Manoel Barradas in Salvador (capacity 30,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.