Friendly League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Grêmio FBPA's Virgiliu Doroftei 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. 6 minutes into the match, CE LAJEADENSE RS's goalkeeper Flavinho Reis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgiliu Doroftei. Virgiliu Doroftei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Flavinho Reis made a huge save. When Zhuo Chao Chuan came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the CE LAJEADENSE RS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zhuo Chao Chuan couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Grêmio FBPA getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Daniel Portillo hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Virgiliu Doroftei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavinho Reis was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 30thth minute of the game Virgiliu Doroftei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CE LAJEADENSE RS's Flavinho Reis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32nd match minute, CE LAJEADENSE RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Saad to maneuver through the defense. Flavinho Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgiliu Doroftei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Ely made in the 37th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Giuseppe Pinheiro. Virgiliu Doroftei might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavinho Reis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Virgiliu Doroftei ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of CE LAJEADENSE RS booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Décio Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Caetano Saad fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CE LAJEADENSE RS's protests and gave Caetano Saad a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, CE LAJEADENSE RS's Caetano Saad got a free kick in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's Stayko Vakareliyski broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 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.

In the 51st minute, Stayko Vakareliyski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, CE LAJEADENSE RS's goal looked a bit too open when Geovanildo Zago came free, but Flavinho Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Virgiliu Doroftei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Rodrigo Ely with Caetano Saad as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 70 minutes, Virgiliu Doroftei made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. CE LAJEADENSE RS's Flavinho Reis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. CE LAJEADENSE RS's Flavinho Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgiliu Doroftei in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th minute Virgiliu Doroftei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavinho Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute Bater Palma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andréas Linquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Stayko Vakareliyski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio FBPA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stayko Vakareliyski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavinho Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgiliu Doroftei in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Jhon Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grêmio FBPA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.