Match Report
Santa Cruz RN went into the game 1st in the table on 16 points; Guarani de Juazeiro sat 3rd on 11 — a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Guarani de Juazeiro: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Santa Cruz RN ran at 1.13 scored and 0.75 conceded, Guarani de Juazeiro at 0.88 and 0.5.
The venue was Estádio Iberê Ferreira de Souza in Santa Cruz, with room for 4,540 spectators. On the scoreboard, Santa Cruz RN led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.