Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Paysandu (1st, 33 pts) and Campinense (20th, 16 pts). Recent form told a different story for Paysandu: only 21st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Campinense 0.79 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Paysandu 1.63 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.17.
Defeat had followed defeat for Campinense — four in succession. Defeat had not touched Paysandu in 9 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Campinense 3/15, Paysandu 9/15.
The venue was Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro in Campina Grande, with room for 30,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Paysandu led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.