Match Report
Cruzeiro RS went into the game 11th in the table on 9 points; Caxias sat 2nd on 20 — an 11-point gap. Caxias had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.64/1.18 for Cruzeiro RS and 1.45/0.82 for Caxias (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
The venue was Estádio Antônio Vieira Ramos in Gravatai, with room for 8,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.