Match Report
Santa Cruz went into the game 2nd in the table on 15 points; Tupi sat 1st on 14 — a 1-point gap. Tupi had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Santa Cruz ran at 1.25 scored and 0.75 conceded, Tupi at 1.25 and 1.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Tupi, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel in Recife, capacity 60,044, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Tupi: Allan Taxista (78'), Henrique (81')