Match Report
In the standings it was Londrina 1st on 18 points, Pelotas 4th on 7 — separated by 11. The last five rounds placed Pelotas no better than 28th for form, against 4th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Londrina 1.38 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Pelotas 1.25 and 2, with the league averaging 1.34.
Londrina carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Pelotas had not won in 6 games. Londrina had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Pelotas, 4.
Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,584. On the scoreboard, Londrina led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Londrina: Celsinho (25'), Rone Dias (28'), Rone Dias (89') · Pelotas: Tiago Gasparetto (32'), Gato (81')