Match Report
Vitória, 2nd on 9 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Paysandu (1st, 33). Paysandu had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Paysandu 1.63 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Vitória 0.67 and 1, with the league averaging 1.17.
Defeat had not touched Vitória in 9 games.
Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro in Belem staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.