Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Santa Cruz RS 9th with 18 points, Real SC 15th with 3, 15 apart. The last five rounds placed Santa Cruz RS 5th in the league for form — higher than their 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Santa Cruz RS 0.86 scored and 0.79 conceded per game, Real SC 0.29 and 1.64, with the league averaging 0.91.
Defeat had followed defeat for Real SC — 12 in succession.
The venue was Estádio dos Plátanos, with room for 6,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Santa Cruz RS led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.


