Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Paysandu 1st with 20 points, Sport Real 4th with 4, 16 apart. Sport Real had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sport Real 0.5 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Paysandu 1.5 and 0.25, with the league averaging 1.03.
6 games without a win framed Sport Real's arrival. Defeat had not touched Paysandu in 7 games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Sport Real, 13/15 for Paysandu.
Estádio José Raimundo Roseno Araújo in Parauapebas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Paysandu led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.