Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Petrolina (4th, 19 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Caruaru City (13th, 2 pts). Per game in the league, Petrolina were scoring 1.25 and conceding 1, Caruaru City 0.33 and 2.25, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Caruaru City had lost three in a row.
The venue was Estádio Paulo de Souza Coelho in Petrolina, with room for 5,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Petrolina led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.