Match Report
4 points and 1 places separated them: Piauí 2nd with 14, Ferroviário 1st with 18. Piauí had been under-performing their position — 36th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Piauí ran at 1.33 scored and 1.11 conceded, Ferroviário at 1.56 and 0.78.
Piauí were winless in 6.
Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Piauí: Maranhão (58') · Ferroviário: Jan Zimmermann (63')
Key stats
Possession: Piauí 54% · Ferroviário 46% · Total shots: 11-12 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 6-4