Maringa FC holds off Ferroviaria 2‑1 on Saturday
ARARAQUARA, Brazil (Interstat) — Lucas Bonifacio and Ronald Camarao scored first-half goals as Maringa FC defeated Ferroviaria 2-1 on Saturday at Estádio Doutor Adhemar de Barros. Bonifacio opened the scoring in the fourth minute, while Camarao doubled the lead in the 12th minute before being substituted in the 73rd. Alencar pulled one back for Ferroviaria in the 82nd minute and was replaced in the 85th. Maringa received six yellow cards, including bookings to Wendel Lomar in first-half stoppage time, Ronald Carvalho, Gabriel Souza, Camarao and Bonifacio, along with an unnamed player in second-half stoppage time. Ferroviaria made six substitutions, and Maringa made five. The result moved Maringa to 2-0-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Ferroviaria dropped to 1-1-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Maringa had entered after a draw with Ferroviaria in their previous meeting this season, while Ferroviaria also had a draw in that matchup.