Match Report
6 points and 6 places separated them: Santa Cruz 10th with 12, Manaus 4th with 6. Recent form told a different story for Manaus: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 0.61/1.06 for Santa Cruz and 1.67/1.33 for Manaus (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.02.
Santa Cruz had lost three in a row. Santa Cruz had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Manaus, 12.
The match was played at Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel in Recife (capacity 60,044). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Manaus led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.