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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Valdir Cavalcante started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 9 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Pombal came free, but Sylwester Zarobski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Pombal came free, but Sylwester Zarobski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Gaizkine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilmar Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Gaizkine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar Romero in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir Pombal in the 17th minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Gaizkine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Téo Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Catugi FC's Paulo Gaizkine proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Catugi FC from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd minute Tiaguinho Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Gaizkine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Catugi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Téo Pires came free, but Paulo Gaizkine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sylwester Zarobski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Alberto Soares's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 1-0 became the score in the 28th minute when Téo Pires elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A collision led to Grêmio 20 Julho getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Téo Pires hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alberto Soares came free, but Sylwester Zarobski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Téo Pires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Gaizkine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Gaizkine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiaguinho Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmir Pombal in the 43rd minute of play. Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Soares in the 45th minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlos Alberto Soares made a kick off. Franklin Galvão's late challenge caught a Catugi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Franklin Galvão helped the player get up and apologised. Franklin Galvão hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Walmir Pombal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Sylwester Zarobski made a huge save. Sylwester Zarobski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmir Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sylwester Zarobski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jaime França fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Catugi FC's protests and gave Jaime França a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Grêmio 20 Julho booed when Catugi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime França didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulo Gaizkine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Alberto Soares in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sylwester Zarobski saved Grêmio 20 Julho from getting behind. Sylwester Zarobski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Soares in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Romero in the 80th minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Paulo Gaizkine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Grêmio 20 Julho's Amílton de Andrade got a free kick in the 82nd minute. The Grêmio 20 Julho fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Grêmio 20 Julho's Téo Pires looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Grêmio 20 Julho booed when Catugi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Alberto Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Catugi FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Evaristo de Souza hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Grêmio 20 Julho's Amílton de Andrade got a free kick in the 94th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Walmir Pombal could shoot a difficult shot in the 96th minute, which Sylwester Zarobski however easily saved by the left post. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Grêmio 20 Julho fans cheered their team off the field, for while Catugi FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.