The thrilling battle for the Group C’s first place needed a long penalty shootout to decide who was the one to top the table. Consequently, and paradoxically, the one who ended up losing the game kept the first place, since Rio Grande do Norte found it not enough with the two points they secured from the 9 meter spot. After the final 4-4 draw, Juninho missed the last penalty kick for the carioca squad what gave Andre’s team the points at stake.
In Group B, Bahía and Buru’s Espírito Santo also struggled for the highest rank in their table, with the first pulling it off after a really leveled game. The Baianos took the best advantage of their opponent being one payer down after Bruno Xavier was sent off, and the goals by Souza (2), Ramón and Sávio helped the current losing finalists bend their opponent, and go from 3-2 down in the third quarter to 3-4 up.
Results and group tables
Matchday 1 – November 13th
Maranhão 8-2 Paraná
Rio Grande do Sul 3-2 Ceará
São Paulo 8-1 Distrito Federal
Bahía 5-2 Paraíba
Pernambuco 3-2 Sergipe
Espírito Santo 6-3 Goiás
Matchday 2 – November 14th
Rio Grande do Norte 8-2 Alagoas
Sergipe 2-3 Maranhão
Rio de Janeiro 6-4 Tocantins
Distrito Federal 5-4 Rio Grande do Sul
Paraná 4-8 Pernambuco
Ceará 3-4 Saopaulo
Matchday 3 – November 15th
Goiás 4-6 Bahía
Tocantins 6-4 Rio Grande do Norte
Paraíba 3-8 Espírito Santo
Paraná 3-6 Sergipe
Alagoas 0-5 Rio de Janeiro
Pernambuco 2-3 Maranhão
Matchday 4 – November 16th
Ceará 7-6 Distrito Federal
Paraíba 2-3 Goiás
Sao Paulo 5-2 Rio Grande do Sul
Alagoas 4-3 Tocantins
Espírito Santo 3-4 Bahía
Rio de Janeiro 4-4 (4-5) Rio Grande do Norte
Matchday 5 – November 17th
Second round (teams not qualified for the quarterfinals)
Ceará – Paraíba
Rio Grande do Sul – Goiás
Tocantins – Paraná
Alagoas – Sergipe
Matchday 6 – November 18th
Quarterfinals
Bahía – Rio Grande do Norte
Rio de Janeiro – Espírito Santo
Maranhão – Ceará
São Paulo – Pernambuco
From November 19th to semifinals and the final will be played.
Overall standings
Group A
|
|
Points |
Goal diff. |
|
São Paulo |
8 |
+11 |
|
Distrito Federal |
3 |
-7 |
|
Ceará |
2 |
-1 |
|
Rio Grande Do Sul |
2 |
-3 |
Group B
|
|
Points |
Goal diff. |
|
Bahía |
8 |
+5 |
|
Espírito Santo |
6 |
+7 |
|
Goiás |
3 |
-3 |
|
Paraíba |
0 |
-9 |
Group C
|
|
Points |
Goal diff. |
|
Rio de Janeiro |
6 |
+7 |
|
Rio Grande Do Norte |
5 |
+4 |
|
Alagoas |
3 |
-10 |
|
Tocantins |
3 |
-1 |
Group D
|
|
Points |
Goal diff. |
|
Maranhão |
8 |
+8 |
|
Pernambuco |
6 |
+4 |
|
Sergipe |
3 |
+1 |
|
Paraná |
0 |
-13 |
