Match Report
Itabaiana went into the game 2nd in the table on 10 points; Santa Rita sat 4th on 3 — a 7-point gap. Santa Rita's recent output lagged their position: 54th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.83/2 for Itabaiana and 1/2.67 for Santa Rita (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
R. Candido Alves took charge of the match — our records show 39 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. Estádio Etelvino Mendonça in Itabaiana, capacity 11,000, hosted the game. Itabaiana led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.