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Estádio Tumiritinga
Spectators: 6655 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 0) Chiquinho da Silva made the kick off and thus started the match. Rubinho Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristóvão de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Hílton Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rubinho Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Grêmio's Hílton Pinheiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rubinho Macedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Tumiritinga AD's zone, Alex Arruda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rubinho Macedo came out of the goal and Alex Arruda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Hílton Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Tumiritinga AD's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão de Lara came free, but Rubinho Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Sergipano charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Sergipano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th match minute, Tumiritinga AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Sergipano to maneuver through the defense. Hílton Pinheiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rubinho Macedo having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Hílton Pinheiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rubinho Macedo was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. After having played for 21 minutes, Alex Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex Arruda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Tumiritinga AD's goal looked a bit too open when Léo Montenegro came free, but Rubinho Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo Montenegro in the 26th minute of play forced Tumiritinga AD's goalkeeper Rubinho Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grêmio's Deivid Tavares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio from getting a goal against them. Léo Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Rubinho Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Léo Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rubinho Macedo having to make a save. In the 35th minute, Hílton Pinheiro 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. After having played for 36 minutes, Dagoberto do Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dagoberto do Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hílton Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Rubinho Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alex Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 41st minute of the match Pedrinho Ferreira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rubinho Macedo skillfully saved the ball. Rubinho Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hílton Pinheiro in the 44th minute of the match. Marco Sergipano was shown his second yellow card after 46 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 46 played minutes Tumiritinga AD got a freekick which was hit by Marco Sergipano. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hílton Pinheiro made a kick off. Rubinho Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Arruda in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to Tumiritinga AD getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Dedé Passos hit a great ball. Grêmio's Léo Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A well placed Hílton Pinheiro short distance shot in the 56th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. Alex Arruda kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Fábio Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tumiritinga AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Fábio Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Deivid Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 65 minutes, Hílton Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hílton Pinheiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Alex Arruda came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Grêmio 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 Alex Arruda couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Tumiritinga AD's zone, Léo Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rubinho Macedo came out of the goal and Léo Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Hílton Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Hílton Pinheiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio's supporters rose to their feet, but Hílton Pinheiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rubinho Macedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Renato Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio's supporters rose to their feet, but Renato Ramalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rubinho Macedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tumiritinga AD's Rubinho Macedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Tumiritinga AD from getting a goal against them. After 87 played minutes Tumiritinga AD got a freekick which was hit by Chiquinho da Silva. Hílton Pinheiros short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Rubinho Macedo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Tumiritinga AD getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Silas Magalhães hit a great ball. Grêmio's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.