Friendly League

Arena Uruguai
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wellington Figueiredo got the match started through his kick off. Davi Camargo kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 9th minute of the match Wellington Figueiredo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andreas Lips showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Andreas Lips showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Régis de Toledo in the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Régis de Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Lips saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Grêmio Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Roberto Martins came free, but Marcel Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcel Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Montevideo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Diogo Vale in the 29th minute. Andreas Lips took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wellington Figueiredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andreas Lips made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Washington Bezerra in the 44th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zé Roberto Martins was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Wellington Figueiredo notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Montevideo's Andreas Lips. Andreas Lips was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcel Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Roberto Martins in the 57th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Enéas Madureira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grêmio Bulls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Montevideo the free kick. Marcel Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Roberto Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute Zé Roberto Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Leandro Brito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Marcel Jacinto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 68 minutes into the match, Leandro Brito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcel Jacinto. Grêmio Bulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Brito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 72nd minute of the match, Régis de Toledo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Andreas Lips saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Bulls's Afonsinho Freire got a free kick in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Diogo Vale notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto. Marcel Jacinto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 79th match minute, Montevideo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Brito to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Brito in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcel Jacinto saved Grêmio Bulls from getting behind. In the 83rd minute Zé Roberto Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Roberto Martins in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcel Jacinto saved Grêmio Bulls from getting behind. Andreas Lips showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Régis de Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After 87 minutes of play, Montevideo's Zé Roberto Martins made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcel Jacinto was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Grêmio Bulls booed when Montevideo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Mello didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute of the match Gonçalo Mello shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcel Jacinto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 97th minute Zé Roberto Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grêmio Bulls's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.