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Padim Ciço
Spectators: 7084 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 10) Luiz Fernando Britto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Vítor Travassos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmundo Fernandes having to interfere. After some careless play in the Grêmio FC defense, Rogério Senna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tales Salgado. The Grêmio FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tales Salgado should have stopped the shot. Luiz Fernando Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grêmio FC's Tales Salgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio FC from getting a goal against them. Percy Martins kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Rogério Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Grêmio FC defense, Rogério Senna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tales Salgado. The Grêmio FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tales Salgado should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fernando Britto in the 27th minute of play forced Grêmio FC's goalkeeper Tales Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Araçatubense booed when Grêmio FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Álvaro Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Luiz Fernando Britto came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Araçatubense 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 Luiz Fernando Britto couldn't finish the play. Maurinho da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Edmundo Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Fernando Britto 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. Edmundo Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Travassos, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Edmundo Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho da Costa in the 47th minute of the match. Fernandinho Coelho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Edmundo Fernandes. Araçatubense's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 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.

Luiz Fernando Britto might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tales Salgado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Fernando Britto ran back to his position shaking his head. When Vítor Travassos came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Grêmio 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 Vítor Travassos couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurinho da Costa in the 64th minute of play forced Araçatubense's goalkeeper Edmundo Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurinho da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Edmundo Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maurício Tinoco kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After having played for 68 minutes, Maurinho da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurinho da Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Vítor Travassos came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Grêmio 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 Vítor Travassos couldn't finish the play. Cléber Matos hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Vítor Travassos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmundo Fernandes having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Araçatubense's Orlando Loyola got a free kick in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fernando Britto in the 79th minute of play forced Grêmio FC's goalkeeper Tales Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Percy Martins kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Maurinho da Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 92 minutes, Vítor Travassos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vítor Travassos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Araçatubense's zone, Maurinho da Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edmundo Fernandes came out of the goal and Maurinho da Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Araçatubense players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.