Match Report
Juazeirense (6th, 6 pts) visited Sport Recife (1st, 17 pts) with 11 points between them. Juazeirense ranked just 12th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. In league terms the two rates read 2/1 for Sport Recife and 1.13/1.63 for Juazeirense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
Sport Recife carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this.
The venue was Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho in Recife, with room for 8,000 spectators. L. Simão took charge of the match — our records show 48 games refereed with an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sport Recife led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.