Match Report
Barra da Tijuca (5th, 17 pts) visited Cabofriense (2nd, 19 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed Cabofriense no better than 27th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Cabofriense were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.11, Barra da Tijuca 1.44 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Cabofriense arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estádio Alair Côrrea (capacity 4,200). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.


