RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — 7 de Abril scored in the second minute and again in stoppage time, and Cardoso Moreira twice answered in between as the teams played to a 2-2 draw on Sunday at Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.

7 de Abril took the lead in the second minute, scoring before Cardoso Moreira had produced a settled response. Cardoso Moreira began to push forward, and the match changed in the 21st minute when 7 de Abril was reduced to 10 men after a red card. It was the only red card listed in the match. Cardoso Moreira equalized in the 23rd minute, leveling the score at 1-1 before halftime. The visitors then took the lead in the 50th minute, scoring early in the second half to move ahead 2-1.

7 de Abril searched for an equalizer over the closing stretch and found it in the first minute of stoppage time. The late goal made it 2-2 and capped the scoring. Cardoso Moreira could not answer before the final whistle, and the teams split the points. The home side had played most of the match with 10 men after the early red card, and it stayed in the match long enough to earn a share of the points. 7 de Abril’s equalizer came after Cardoso Moreira had led since the 50th minute. The final whistle followed shortly after the equalizer. The match ended level at 2-2.

The scoring sequence ran from 7 de Abril in the second minute to Cardoso Moreira in the 23rd, Cardoso Moreira in the 50th and 7 de Abril in the first minute of stoppage time. The red card came in the 21st minute, two minutes before Cardoso Moreira’s first goal.

Cardoso Moreira’s season record in this competition is now 1-2-4, and its record across all competitions is also 1-2-4. 7 de Abril’s season record in this competition is now 4-3-1, and its record across all competitions is also 4-3-1. The records cover the same results in this competition and across all competitions for both clubs.

Cardoso Moreira had entered the match after a run of six previous results this season. In reverse date order, those results were a 3-3 draw with Friburguense, a scoreless draw at Campos AA, a 6-1 win over Paraty, a scoreless draw at Barra Mansa, a 3-2 loss to Serra Macaense and a 1-0 loss at Santa Cruz RJ. The Friburguense match finished 3-3, and the Campos AA and Barra Mansa matches both finished without a goal. Cardoso Moreira’s win over Paraty came by a 6-1 margin, while its losses to Serra Macaense and Santa Cruz RJ came by 3-2 and 1-0 respectively.

7 de Abril had entered after seven previous results this season. In reverse date order, those results were a 2-0 win at FC Rio de Janeiro, a 4-1 win over Buzios, a 5-0 loss at Paduano EC, a 2-0 loss to Belford Roxo, a 2-1 loss to Friburguense, a 2-1 win at Campos AA and a 1-0 win over Paraty. The wins over FC Rio de Janeiro and Buzios came by 2-0 and 4-1, while the losses to Paduano EC, Belford Roxo and Friburguense came by 5-0, 2-0 and 2-1. 7 de Abril also beat Campos AA 2-1 and Paraty 1-0 in that stretch.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of 7 de Abril 2, Cardoso Moreira 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected 7 de Abril with a 74.8 percent probability to win. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.