Match Report
Socorrense (10th, 2 pts) visited Itabaiana (2nd, 16 pts) with 14 points between them. The last five rounds placed Itabaiana no better than 7th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Itabaiana 1.11 scored and 0.44 conceded per game, Socorrense 0.89 and 2, with the league averaging 1.06.
Itabaiana had drawn four in a row. Defeat had followed defeat for Socorrense — six in succession. Over the last five, Itabaiana had taken 7 of 15 points to Socorrense's 0.
Estádio Etelvino Mendonça staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. On the scoreboard, Itabaiana led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Itabaiana: Salatiel (88'), Genildo (18')