Match Report
1 points for Gremio Mangaratibense (18th), 10 for Barra da Tijuca (12th): a 9-point gap. The last five rounds placed Gremio Mangaratibense no better than 37th for form, against 18th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Gremio Mangaratibense 1 scored and 2.78 conceded per game, Barra da Tijuca 1.22 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.24.
Gremio Mangaratibense had lost eight in a row. The last-five ledger: Gremio Mangaratibense 0/15, Barra da Tijuca 9/15.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal José Maria de Brito Barros (capacity 800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.


