Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Botafogo PB 1st with 41 points, Ferroviário 19th with 15, 26 apart. Botafogo PB's recent output lagged their position: 20th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Botafogo PB 1.74 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Ferroviário 1 and 2, with the league averaging 1.21.
Momentum sat with Botafogo PB, winners of their last four, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Botafogo PB had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Ferroviário, 7.
The match was played at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho in Joao Pessoa (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.