Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Santa Cruz 1st with 37 points, Imperatriz 10th with 1, 36 apart. Imperatriz had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 10th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.56/3.33 for Imperatriz and 1.78/0.89 for Santa Cruz (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.19.
Imperatriz had been beaten in six straight games. Santa Cruz had not lost in 8 games. From the last five rounds, Imperatriz held 0 points of 15 and Santa Cruz 11.
Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia in Imperatriz, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Santa Cruz led 1-0 at the break; 6 second-half goals set the final 1-6.