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Estádio Itapipoca
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Natanael Furlan got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Grêmio FBPA booed when Itapipoca SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genílson Alvarenga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute Natanael Furlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osmar da Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Pimenta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Osmar da Silveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natanael Furlan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th minute of the match Sílvio Luís Pinho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Osmar da Silveira skillfully saved the ball. In the 19th minute Benjamim Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osmar Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osmar Vidal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamim Ramos in the 23rd minute of the match. Delfim Tróia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Osmar Vidal made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Benjamim Ramos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Osmar Vidal. The goal made the score 1-0. Genílson Alvarenga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Osmar Vidal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nuno Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Natanael Furlan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Osmar da Silveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Itapipoca SS's Thiago Donatello got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 48th minute, Nuno Pimenta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the 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.

Osmar Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delfim Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Delfim Tróia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osmar Vidal having to interfere. The supporters of Itapipoca SS booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldemar Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Delfim Tróia came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Itapipoca SS 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 Delfim Tróia couldn't finish the play. Osmar Vidal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Tróia in the 62nd minute of the match. Márcio Cardoso's late challenge caught a Itapipoca SS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Márcio Cardoso helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Itapipoca SS booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Márcio Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Delfim Tróia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osmar Vidal having to interfere. Osmar Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Delfim Tróia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Osmar Vidal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Delfim Tróia made a precise shot to the right of Osmar Vidal. Grêmio FBPA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 91st minute, Itapipoca SS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nuno Pimenta fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Delfim Tróia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Osmar Vidal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Grêmio FBPA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Itapipoca SS.