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Spectators: 7242 (Terracing: 5467, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mateus Rezende got the match started through his kick off. Frank Mendes struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Cléberson Jacinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Riachaozinho. Frank Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Cléberson Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedrão Leme was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Frank Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Norberto Azevedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cléberson Jacinto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. After 15 minutes, Hílton Dionísio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riachaozinho and the Grêmio players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Riachaozinho fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Mendes during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, Riachaozinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Mendes to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, Zé Carlos Perez made a precise shot to the right of Cléberson Jacinto. Grêmio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Zé Carlos Perez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cléberson Jacinto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Mateus Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Mendes in the 37th minute of play forced Grêmio's goalkeeper Cléberson Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tião Oliveira during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Tião Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Mendes to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Mateus Rezende 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. Gonçalo Schmidt hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Zé Carlos Perez struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Cléberson Jacinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Riachaozinho. If Mateus Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Arósio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateus Rezende, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. When Riachaozinho's Zé Carlos Perez in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grêmio's goalie prevented a goal. Marcelo Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateus Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th match minute, Grêmio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luiz Botelho to maneuver through the defense. Frank Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cléberson Jacinto having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Eriberto Lira 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. 91 minutes into the match, Grêmio's Mateus Rezende sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelo Arósio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mateus Rezende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Marcelo Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.