Match Report
Santa Cruz went into the game 5th in the table on 9 points; Atlético Alagoinhas sat 7th on 6 — a 3-point gap. Santa Cruz had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/1.63 for Santa Cruz and 0.75/2 for Atlético Alagoinhas (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Santa Cruz had not lost in 5 games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Santa Cruz against 3/15 for Atlético Alagoinhas.
The venue was Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel in Recife, with room for 60,044 spectators. F. de Sá Junior officiated: 72 games logged, averaging 2.7 yellow cards each. Santa Cruz led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.