Match Report
Princesa Solimões, 4th on 19 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Ferroviário (1st, 36). Recent form told a different story for Princesa Solimões: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Ferroviário were scoring 2.14 and conceding 0.43, Princesa Solimões 1.5 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Ferroviário had not lost in 15 games. Princesa Solimões were unbeaten in 8. The last-five ledger: Ferroviário 13/15, Princesa Solimões 7/15.
Estádio Presidente Vargas in Santa Maria, capacity 20,600, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ferroviário led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.