Match Report
The table read 2nd (CRB, 15 pts) against 6th (Juazeirense, 6 pts), 9 points apart. CRB had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/0.75 for CRB and 1.13/1.63 for Juazeirense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
CRB came in having won three on the spin. Four consecutive defeats weighed on Juazeirense, having scored in 6 consecutive games. CRB had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Juazeirense, 3.
Estádio Universitário da UFAL in Maceió, Alagoas, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, CRB led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.