Match Report
In the standings it was Baraúnas 18th on 6 points, Luverdense 20th on 3 — separated by 3. Baraúnas ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Baraúnas were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1, Luverdense 2 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Baraúnas had been beaten in three straight games. Luverdense had not won in 6 games.
Estádio Leonardo Nogueira in Mossoró staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Luverdense led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.