Match Report
The table read 1st (Metropolitano, 14 pts) against 3rd (Arapongas, 10 pts), 4 points apart. Arapongas ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Metropolitano 1 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Arapongas 0.75 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.3.
The match was played at Complexo Esportivo Bernardo Wolfgang Werner (capacity 6,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Metropolitano led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Metropolitano: Bruno Rangel (6'), Rafael Costa (89') · Arapongas: Rafhael Lucas (72')