Match Report
18th against 19th, but level on points: Baraúnas and Rio Branco both had 6. Baraúnas's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Per game in the league, Baraúnas were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1, Rio Branco 0.4 and 2.3, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Baraúnas — four in succession. Five consecutive defeats weighed on Rio Branco.
The venue was Estádio Leonardo Nogueira in Mossoró, with room for 25,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Baraúnas led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.