Match Report
Caico went into the game 9th in the table on 8 points; Santa Cruz RN sat 3rd on 15 — a 7-point gap. On recent form Caico sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Caico ran at 0.67 scored and 2.33 conceded, Santa Cruz RN at 1.33 and 0.56.
The venue was Estádio Senador Dinarte Mariz, with room for 17,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 1-4.


