Match Report
The table read 5th (Sousa, 18 pts) against 7th (Maracanã, 12 pts), 6 points apart. On recent form Maracanã sat only 47th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Sousa 0.86 scored and 1 conceded per game, Maracanã 0.93 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.12.
Maracanã had gone 5 games without a win.
Estádio Governador Antônio Mariz in Sousa, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.