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Ninho da Águia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Grêmio Bulls's Rowen Doherty started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Radamel Aguero in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrique Prata saved Grêmio Bulls from getting behind. If Radamel Aguero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismael Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rowen Doherty in the 5th minute of play. Ismael Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rowen Doherty, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Flores da Cunha - RS's Radamel Aguero got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ismael Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Lehen in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Lehen in the 15th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Ismael Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Rowen Doherty's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Mendes was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Ismael Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rowen Doherty in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute Rowen Doherty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Romulo Lehen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Romulo Lehen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Bulls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 25th minute Rowen Doherty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Grêmio Bulls were awarded a corner. Sebastião Tróia went to the cornerflag to take it. Ismael Mendes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romulo Lehen's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. After 39 played minutes Grêmio Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Arne Stenquist. After 40 minutes, Márcio Luz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio Bulls and the Flores da Cunha - RS players grew even worse after the yellow card. 46 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Rowen Doherty came free, but Ismael Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 53rd minute, Radamel Aguero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Henrique Prata was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Ismael Mendes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romulo Lehen in the 55th minute. Romulo Lehen in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ismael Mendes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Radamel Aguero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Grêmio Bulls's Pedrão Prata was substituted for Romulo Lehen. Grêmio Bulls's Henrique Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radamel Aguero in the 65th minute of play. With a little luck, Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes got control of the ball when Pedrão Prata tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radamel Aguero in the 69th minute of play forced Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Henrique Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Rowen Doherty came free, but Ismael Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Radamel Aguero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Henrique Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radamel Aguero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Pedrão Prata got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Radamel Aguero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrique Prata read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Pedrão Pratas short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Ismael Mendes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The corner led Grêmio Bulls's Amauri Lucas to fire away a dangerous shot which Ismael Mendes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Pedrão Prata sped through Flores da Cunha - RS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ismael Mendes. Alex Goodwin took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henrique Prata. Henrique Prata dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Rowen Doherty might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ismael Mendes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rowen Doherty ran back to his position shaking his head. Ismael Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrão Prata, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After 94 played minutes Pedrão Prata could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 3-4 into the left cross. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Grêmio Bulls walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.