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Spectators: 7137 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 50) Nicolas Rodrigues started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Felippe Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duda Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tião Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Nicolas Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Duda Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicolas Rodrigues succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Dedê Alvarenga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Madureira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 25 minutes, Tião Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nagana FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tião Vidal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Nagana FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Leandro Madureira hit a great ball. Nestor Madureira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Dedê Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felippe Coelho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dedê Alvarenga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Gremio FC's Nestor Madureira got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nestor Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felippe Coelho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Dedê Alvarenga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 played minutes Nestor Madureira rounded Nagana FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nestor Madureira to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestor Madureira in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dedê Alvarenga saved Nagana FC from getting behind. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nagana FC's goalkeeper Dedê Alvarenga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Nicolas Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nagana FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicolas Rodrigues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Duda Toscano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tião Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Duda Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When José Augusto de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Nagana FC 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 José Augusto de Castro couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute, Nestor Madureira made a precise shot to the right of Dedê Alvarenga. Nagana FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Paulo Reis during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gremio FC's Luís Paulo Reis got a free kick in the 70th minute. Nagana FC's Nicolas Rodrigues got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Tião Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardinho Marquez charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardinho Marquez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ricardinho Marquez hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Tião Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duda Toscano having to interfere. The supporters of Nagana FC booed when Gremio FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Paulo Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Augusto de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duda Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Duda Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nagana FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.