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Arena Mirinzão
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Natanael de Almeida took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Dudu da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdir Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 7 minutes on the clock, Mathias Carvalho commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manhumirim FC! The referee gave S C Gramado a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dudu da Costa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Manhumirim FC's Valdir Pernambucano. 0-1. After 14 minutes, Gláuber Recife mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manhumirim FC and the S C Gramado players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Manhumirim FC's Gláuber Recife got a free kick in the 14th minute. Luukas Lefevre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Valdir Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Luukas Lefevre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdir Pernambucano. Manhumirim FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luukas Lefevre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 20th match minute, S C Gramado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geovanni Linhares to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Luukas Lefevre made a precise shot to the right of Valdir Pernambucano. Manhumirim FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Valdir Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes Manhumirim FC got a freekick which was hit by Luisão Félix. Valdir Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luukas Lefevre, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. If Luukas Lefevre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Manhumirim FC defense, Sílvio Trigo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valdir Pernambucano. The Manhumirim FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valdir Pernambucano should have stopped the shot. Valdir Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luukas Lefevre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manhumirim FC's Valdir Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luukas Lefevre in the 41st minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luukas Lefevre to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, S C Gramado's goal looked a bit too open when Gláuber Recife came free, but Alfonso Di Monte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Manhumirim FC defense, Dudu da Costa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valdir Pernambucano. The Manhumirim FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valdir Pernambucano should have stopped the shot. Sílvio Trigo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zinedine Adler kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. S C Gramado's Luukas Lefevre got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Manhumirim FC's Valdir Pernambucano got control of the ball when Luukas Lefevre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valdir Pernambucano was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Sílvio Trigo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sílvio Trigo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Belmiro Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Di Monte having to interfere. Alfonso Di Monte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belmiro Prata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manhumirim FC's Valdir Pernambucano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Manhumirim FC from getting a goal against them. Valdir Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Trigo in the 86th minute of play. Valdir Pernambucano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dudu da Costa in the 89th minute. The supporters of S C Gramado booed when Manhumirim FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luukas Lefevre in the 93rd minute of play forced Manhumirim FC's goalkeeper Valdir Pernambucano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Manhumirim FC's Valdir Pernambucano got control of the ball when Dudu da Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luukas Lefevre in the 96th minute of play forced Manhumirim FC's goalkeeper Valdir Pernambucano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. S C Gramado walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.