League

Estádio Sapicoa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hortêncio Ribeiro got the match started through his kick off. Fabrício Mota recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 6 minutes, João Carlos Fonseca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio sp2024 and the Ione players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, João Carlos Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Sílvio Luís Prata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ione's supporters rose to their feet, but Sílvio Luís Prata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raphael Barbosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Fabrício Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Sílvio Luís Prata's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raphael Barbosa was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. 23 minutes into the game, Dudu Miranda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grêmio sp2024's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ione the free kick. Dudu Miranda hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Sílvio Luís Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael Barbosa having to interfere. Fabrício Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael Barbosa having to interfere. Hortêncio Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hortêncio Ribeiro in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Luís Urbano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Fabrício Mota fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ione's protests and gave Fabrício Mota a yellow card for diving instead. Fabrício Mota hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sílvio Luís Prata to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís Prata in the 54th minute of play forced Grêmio sp2024's goalkeeper Raphael Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grêmio sp2024's Juninho Sampaio got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Fabrício Mota came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Ione fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabrício Mota couldn't finish the play. André Luís Urbano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juninho Sampaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Grêmio sp2024 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Dudu Miranda hit a great ball. After 65 played minutes, Ione's Benedito Massa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Raphael Barbosa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ione reached it. After having played for 69 minutes, Sílvio Luís Prata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ione's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Luís Prata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 72 played minutes Grêmio sp2024 got a freekick which was hit by João Carlos Fonseca. Fabrício Mota recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Grêmio sp2024's Raphael Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís Prata in the 75th minute of play. André Luís Urbano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sílvio Luís Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raphael Barbosa having to interfere. Dieguinho Lopez hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Fabrício Motas short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Raphael Barbosa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Sílvio Luís Prata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Juninho Sampaio made a precise shot to the right of André Luís Urbano. Ione's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1.