League

Cunani
Spectators: 6484 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Alberto Viana started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Giovani Garcia kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Gramadinho SC's goalkeeper Durval Rossi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Viana. After having played for 14 minutes, Adelino da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gramadinho SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adelino da Silva 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 18th minute Adelino da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Fernando de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Fernando de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alberto Viana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durval Rossi was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Durval Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aílton Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, Gramadinho SC's Durval Rossi got control of the ball when Alberto Viana tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 26 minutes, Alberto Viana made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Gramadinho SC's Durval Rossi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Aílton Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Newells Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Giovani Garcia came free, but Carlos Fernando de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Fernando de Almeida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdo Barbosa went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. With his leg Durval Rossi managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Newells Old Boys's Alberto Viana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Durval Rossi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 40th minute, which inside left pole to 3-1. Carlos Fernando de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robinho Valladares, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. With his leg Durval Rossi managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Newells Old Boys's Alberto Viana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Durval Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evandro Campidelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 47thth minute of the game Alberto Viana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gramadinho SC's Durval Rossi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adelino da Silva made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Robinho Valladares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Fernando de Almeida. Newells Old Boys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robinho Valladares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After a rather tough play, Gramadinho SC's Erasmo Matorin got a free kick in the 57th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Carlos Fernando de Almeida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robinho Valladares. Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Robinho Valladares 67 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-3. When Newells Old Boys's Alberto Viana in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gramadinho SC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto Viana in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Durval Rossi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Newells Old Boys fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Newells Old Boys's Alberto Viana looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Carlos Fernando de Almeida made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Valdo Barbosa sent off a good shot on target. After 85 played minutes Gramadinho SC got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Matorin. Zé Carlos Reis shot from long distance after 85 played minutes, a shot that Durval Rossi with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Durval Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Viana in the 86th minute of the match. Simon Toribio hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 5-3 when Alberto Viana sped through Gramadinho SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Durval Rossi. Newells Old Boys's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.