Match Report
The table read 1st (Operário PR, 36 pts) against 15th (Aparecidense, 22 pts), 14 points apart. Operário PR had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Operário PR 1 scored and 0.53 conceded per game, Aparecidense 0.89 and 1.05, with the league averaging 1.08.
Aparecidense had not won in 5 games. From the last five rounds, Operário PR held 10 points of 15 and Aparecidense 1.
Estádio Germano Krüger in Ponta Grossa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,632. L. Silveira Tisne took charge of the match — our records show 37 games refereed with an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game. Operário PR led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.