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Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valdir Cavalcante took the kick off in the first half of the 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 Edu Carvalho in the 8th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Valdemar de Amaral notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Barruada SS's Dráuzio de Andrade. Dráuzio de Andrade was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dráuzio de Andrade was a little too slow when Gilmar Romero got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 3-0. After 24 minutes of play, Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdir Cavalcante made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dráuzio de Andrade was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Grêmio 20 Julho booed when Barruada SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barruada SS's goalkeeper Dráuzio de Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dráuzio de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Valdir Cavalcante had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dráuzio de Andrade. Barruada SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valdir Cavalcante was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Valdir Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Valdir Cavalcantes short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Dráuzio de Andrade to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Cavalcante in the 45th minute of play forced Barruada SS's goalkeeper Dráuzio de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dráuzio de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. In the 48th minute of the match, Valdemar de Amaral tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dráuzio de Andrade saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juninho Cruz to make the kick off. Tomás Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Valdir Cavalcante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dráuzio de Andrade was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Valdir Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6-0 became the score in the 60th minute when Valdir Cavalcante elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Edu Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Sylwester Zarobski made a huge save. When Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdir Cavalcante in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barruada SS's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Lima during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th minute, Tomás Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, Tomás Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the game, Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdir Cavalcante nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dráuzio de Andrade made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. After 77 minutes of play, Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dráuzio de Andrade was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Grêmio 20 Julho fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdir Cavalcante 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 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Dráuzio de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. If Valdir Cavalcante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 88th minute Valdir Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dráuzio de Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Edu Carvalho could shoot a difficult shot in the 90th minute, which Sylwester Zarobski however easily saved by the left post. In the 91st minute Valdemar de Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dráuzio de Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grêmio 20 Julho were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barruada SS for a fine match.