Santa Cruz-RJ 2-2 Macaé in the Carioca, Série B2, Semifinals at Estádio da Rua Bariri, Rio de Janeiro (12,000 capacity).

Santa Cruz-RJ won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–D), scoring 5 and conceding 2.

Macaé won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 14 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 3 times: Santa Cruz-RJ 1 win, Macaé 1, 1 draw.