Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Internacional PB 7th with 23 points, Santa Cruz RS 15th with 6, 17 apart. Recent form flatters Internacional PB's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. In league terms the two rates read 0.92/1.85 for Santa Cruz RS and 1.14/0.86 for Internacional PB (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.03.
A win had eluded Santa Cruz RS for 6 matches. Internacional PB entered with three wins in a row. Over the last five, Santa Cruz RS had taken 2 of 15 points to Internacional PB's 10.
Estádio dos Plátanos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.




