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Gaúcho Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sílvio Luís Baptista started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the game, Engenho's Adelino Luz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cauã Porto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Reis in the 15th minute of play forced Engenho's goalkeeper Toninho Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdomiro Leite kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Rômulo Koehler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toninho Leme having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, Engenho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdomiro Leite to maneuver through the defense. André Luiz Brito took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cauã Porto. Cauã Porto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Cauã Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho Rezende in the 35th minute of play. Cauã Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Baptista in the 41st minute of play. The supporters of Atlético Gaúcho booed when Engenho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luiz Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Olavo Reis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Atlético Gaúcho's Cauã Porto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís Baptista in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Atlético Gaúcho's goalkeeper Cauã Porto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Luiz Brito. Engenho's Adelino Luz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Osmar Brodel, made in the 57th minute of the game. A hard shot 58 in the game by André Luiz Brito from a close distance when the talented Cauã Porto managed to make a qualified save. Atlético Gaúcho's players were relieved. With 60 minutes on the clock, Osmar Brodel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 60th minute, Osmar Brodel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cauã Porto made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when André Luiz Brito sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute Olavo Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toninho Leme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Rômulo Koehler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toninho Leme. Engenho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rômulo Koehler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After 70 minutes of play, Atlético Gaúcho's Rômulo Koehler made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Toninho Leme was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 73 minutes, André Luiz Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Engenho's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Luiz Brito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th minute Adelino Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cauã Porto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cauã Porto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Cauã Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Luz in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís Baptista in the 80th minute of play forced Atlético Gaúcho's goalkeeper Cauã Porto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauã Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Luz in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Sílvio Luís Baptista made a precise shot to the right of Cauã Porto. Atlético Gaúcho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Cauã Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Luz in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Engenho could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Atlético Gaúcho throughout the match.