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Gramado United
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Glauco Cabral made the kick off which started today's match. When Jairo Rumaldo came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Qijua F.C 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 Jairo Rumaldo couldn't finish the play. Daniel Cearense came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Qijua F.C's Jairo Rumaldo. But to his dismay, Jairo Rumaldo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Allan Andrade, 10 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 12 minutes into the game, Glauco Cabral recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Douglas Valladares. Glauco Cabral showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 16thth minute of the game Jairo Rumaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Parque Gramado FC's Daniel Cearense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Daniel Cearense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juarês Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Rumaldo in the 18th minute of play forced Parque Gramado FC's goalkeeper Daniel Cearense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Juarês Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allan Andrade hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. When Jairo Gaspar fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Qijua F.C's protests and gave Jairo Gaspar a yellow card for diving instead. Jairo Gaspar kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. A hard shot by Franklin Pombal from long distance, 28 minutes into the match, got Douglas Valladares's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 30 played minutes Qijua F.C got a freekick which was hit by Allan Andrade. Jairo Rumaldo took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daniel Cearense. Daniel Cearense dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 36th minute, Glauco Guerra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Parque Gramado FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. If Jairo Rumaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jairo Rumaldo made a kick off. When Luís Paulo Britto came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Qijua F.C 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 Luís Paulo Britto couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Glauco Cabral in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Douglas Valladares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 68 minutes into the match, Jairo Rumaldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daniel Cearense. Parque Gramado FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jairo Rumaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Parque Gramado FC's Daniel Cearense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Rumaldo in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Jairo Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Glauco Cabral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 82nd play minute Jacinto Ortiz came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Daniel Cearense. 2-4. After some careless play in the Qijua F.C defense, Glauco Guerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Douglas Valladares. The Qijua F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Douglas Valladares should have stopped the shot. When Glauco Guerra fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Parque Gramado FC's protests and gave Glauco Guerra a yellow card for diving instead. Daniel Cearense was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Luís Paulo Britto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luís Paulo Britto really showed his touch with that goal: 3-5. Qijua F.C's Jacinto Ortiz got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.