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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valdir Cavalcante made the kick off which started today's match. Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandão Recife in the 5th minute of play. Sylwester Zarobski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laerte Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Montevideo booed when Grêmio 20 Julho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernandinho Cearense didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute Laerte Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Zarobski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Passos kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Franklin Galvão struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Ronaldo Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grêmio 20 Julho. Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laerte Lucas in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Tiaguinho Saldanha came free, but Ronaldo Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Matorin in the 21st minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes, Gilmar Romero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio 20 Julho and the Montevideo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th minute Gilmar Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Olavo Matorin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski. Sylwester Zarobski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ronaldo Medeiros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdir Cavalcante in the 31st 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 Olavo Matorin in the 39th minute of play. After 40 played minutes Grêmio 20 Julho got a freekick which was hit by Jacinto Amaral. A collision led to Grêmio 20 Julho getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Valdir Cavalcante hit a great ball. Valdir Cavalcante hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Olavo Matorin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sylwester Zarobski. Grêmio 20 Julho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olavo Matorin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Laerte Lucas to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski got control of the ball when Laerte Lucas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th match minute, Montevideo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bray McJon to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Cavalcante in the 58th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, Wilson Fernandez threw the ball into play from the sideline. Grêmio 20 Julho's Fernandinho Cearense quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gilmar Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldo Medeiros having to interfere. Sylwester Zarobski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Matorin in the 71st minute of the match. Sylwester Zarobski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Matorin in the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Olavo Matorin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sylwester Zarobski, 0-3. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Pires in the 82nd minute of play. Franklin Galvão hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Laerte Lucas notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski. Sylwester Zarobski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of Grêmio 20 Julho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Montevideo:s goal. Montevideo played a much better game than Grêmio 20 Julho and deserved their victory. The Grêmio 20 Julho players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.