Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Caxias 1st with 37 points, Londrina 1st with 10, 27 apart. Caxias ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Caxias 1.37 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Londrina 1 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.
Caxias's last three games had all finished level. Londrina arrived off three consecutive draws.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.