Match Report
10 points for Petrolina (7th), 9 for Sergipe (8th): a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Petrolina no better than 58th for form, against 7th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.12 goals per team per game, Petrolina ran at 0.43 scored and 1.36 conceded, Sergipe at 0.79 and 1.57.
5 games without a win framed Petrolina's arrival.
Estádio Paulo de Souza Coelho in Petrolina staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,500. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.