Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ferroviário 1st with 36 points, Tocantinópolis 6th with 15, 21 apart. Tocantinópolis had been under-performing their position — 51st on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Tocantinópolis ran at 1 scored and 1.07 conceded, Ferroviário at 2.14 and 0.43.
Ferroviário were unbeaten in 11, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estádio João Ribeiro in Tocantinópolis (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tocantinópolis led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.