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Giuseppe Dantas
Spectators: 7013 (Terracing: 5473, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 40) In the 5th minute, Maurício Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Luís Eduardo Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Léo Mesquita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Raimundo Ortiz. Grêmio Atlético Paulista's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 16th minute, Júlio Furlan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raimundo Ortiz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of Grêmio Atlético Paulista booed when Celeste SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldir Furlan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Walmyr Guimarães kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Walmyr Guimarães took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Maranhense. André Maranhense dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Luís Eduardo Vander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Raimundo Ortiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raimundo Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Furlan in the 37th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marco Severo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Maranhense was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Grêmio Atlético Paulista's zone, Júlio Furlan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raimundo Ortiz came out of the goal and Júlio Furlan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Júlio Furlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raimundo Ortiz was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Dudu Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Maranhense having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marco Severo made a kick off. Frank Machado's late challenge caught a Grêmio Atlético Paulista's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Machado helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Celeste SC's Frank Machado got a free kick in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Severo in the 57th minute of play forced Celeste SC's goalkeeper André Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimundo Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Furlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Eduardo Vander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 64th minute by Júlio Furlan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Luís Eduardo Vander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raimundo Ortiz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Raimundo Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Furlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 76 played minutes Grêmio Atlético Paulista got a freekick which was hit by Cafu Silva. Waldir Furlan's late challenge caught a Grêmio Atlético Paulista's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldir Furlan helped the player get up and apologised. André Maranhense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmyr Guimarães in the 83rd minute of the match. Luís Eduardo Vander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Raimundo Ortiz made a huge save. In the 92nd minute of the match, Luís Eduardo Vander got a very nice opportunity to score, but Raimundo Ortiz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.