Match Report
The table read 1st (Amazonas, 31 pts) against 5th (Porto Velho, 21 pts), 10 points apart. Amazonas ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.64/0.86 for Amazonas and 2/1.43 for Porto Velho (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
Amazonas had not lost in 12 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Four consecutive defeats weighed on Porto Velho. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Amazonas against 1/15 for Porto Velho.
The match was played at Estádio Ismael Benigno in Manaus (capacity 4,500). Amazonas led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.