Match Report
CRB went into the game 1st in the table on 19 points; Santa Rita sat 9th on 5 — a 14-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: CRB 2.63 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Santa Rita 0.75 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.44.
Momentum sat with CRB, winners of their last three. Santa Rita were winless in 5. From the last five rounds, CRB held 12 points of 15 and Santa Rita 2.
The match was played at Estádio Rei Pelé in Maceio (capacity 4,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: CRB led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.