Match Report
Botafogo went into the game 1st in the table on 21 points; Olaria sat 4th on 9 — a 12-point gap. Olaria had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Botafogo 2.86 scored and 0.43 conceded per game, Olaria 0.43 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.25.
The venue was Estádio General Sílvio Raulino de Oliveira in Volta Redonda, with room for 18,230 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.


