Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Maringá 11th with 25 points, Londrina 1st with 10, 15 apart. On recent form Londrina sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Londrina were scoring 1 and conceding 0.67, Maringá 1.37 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1 goals per team per game.
Maringá had not lost in 10 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff, capacity 19,584, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maringá led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Londrina: Iago Teles (65') · Maringá: Matheus Moraes (1')
Key stats
Possession: Londrina 50% · Maringá 50% · Total shots: 14-13 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 12-2