Match Report
In the standings it was Picos 4th on 0 points, Ríver 1st on 6 — separated by 6. Picos ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Picos were scoring 1 and conceding 3.5, Ríver 3.5 and 1, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Ríver, winners of their last three, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Picos against 13/15 for Ríver.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Helvídio Nunes de Barros in Picos (capacity 4,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.