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Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Grêmio Imortal 1903's Marcinho de Castro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes, Atlético Mineiro's Charles Vargas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Franklin Marquez came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Atlético Mineiro reached it. Grêmio Imortal 1903's Franklin Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Válbson Cruz in the 4th minute of play. Benê Peres 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. The audience was convinced that Válbson Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Marquez was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Denílson Correia charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denílson Correia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th match minute, Grêmio Imortal 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denílson Correia to maneuver through the defense. Franklin Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson Cruz in the 13th minute of play. Benê Peres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Franklin Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 17 minutes, Benê Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Mineiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benê Peres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21st minute, Marcel Alves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Imortal 1903 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A sloppy throw-in by Luiz Paulo Seco in the 24th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Atlético Mineiro's Geovanni Vander. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Tande in the 26th minute of play forced Grêmio Imortal 1903's goalkeeper Franklin Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Válbson Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Atlético Mineiro 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 Válbson Cruz couldn't finish the play. Geovanni Vander struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Franklin Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atlético Mineiro. Válbson Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Válbson Cruz in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franklin Marquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Válbson Cruz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Franklin Marquez having to make a save. 44 minutes into the match, Atlético Mineiro's Válbson Cruz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franklin Marquez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Atlético Mineiro booed when Grêmio Imortal 1903 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denílson Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Válbson Cruz in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franklin Marquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When Clóvis Paraíba fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Mineiro's protests and gave Clóvis Paraíba a yellow card for diving instead. In the 51st match minute, Atlético Mineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Paraíba to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper Richard Sousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Válbson Cruz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 54th minute. Atlético Mineiro's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Franklin Marquez stood somewhat misplaced when Válbson Cruz came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 57 minute. Marcel Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Richard Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richard Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcinho de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Atlético Mineiro getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Benê Peres hit a great ball. When Válbson Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Atlético Mineiro 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 Válbson Cruz couldn't finish the play. Richard Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Alves in the 72nd minute of the match. Franklin Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Cruz in the 74th minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, Atlético Mineiro's Válbson Cruz made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franklin Marquez was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 80th minute Marcel Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute of the match Charles Vargas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Franklin Marquez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 84th minute, Válbson Cruz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franklin Marquez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Franklin Marquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válbson Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovanni Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Marquez having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Geovanni Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcinho de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Sousa having to interfere. The Grêmio Imortal 1903 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Atlético Mineiro were clearly better and deserved to take the win.