U21 League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Bernardo Moreira came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Grêmio RK75's Igor Nóbrega. But to his dismay, Igor Nóbrega quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giorgian Arrascaeta in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matias Taffarel saved Grêmio RK75 from getting behind. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Grêmio RK75's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peder Ferro was slow to take the kick. During this time Warren FC - DMZ's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Warren FC - DMZ's corner Peder Ferro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Matias Taffarel quite easily take care of the ball. In the 12th minute, Fellipe Machado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The corner ended in Peder Ferro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Grêmio RK75's Matias Taffarel did a great save. When Giorgian Arrascaeta came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Warren FC - DMZ 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 Giorgian Arrascaeta couldn't finish the play. Matias Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgian Arrascaeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Giorgian Arrascaeta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Warren FC - DMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgian Arrascaeta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matias Taffarel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Saldanha in the 24th minute of the match. The supporters of Grêmio RK75 booed when Warren FC - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute Warren FC - DMZ were awarded a corner. Peder Ferro went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Warren FC - DMZ's Maurício Saldanha got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute, Igor Nóbrega 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurício Saldanha in the 34th minute of play forced Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper Matias Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Warren FC - DMZ's Giorgian Arrascaeta got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 43rd match minute, Grêmio RK75 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Veríssimo to maneuver through the defense. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgian Arrascaeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giorgian Arrascaeta to make the kick off. With a little luck, Grêmio RK75's Matias Taffarel got control of the ball when Giorgian Arrascaeta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elano Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elano Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Elano Matos hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper Matias Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Grêmio RK75's Guilherme Xande got a free kick in the 69th minute. Maurício Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Matias Taffarel made a huge save. Warren FC - DMZ made a substitution. Reynaldo Pimenta replaced Maurício Saldanha. Grêmio RK75 were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Warren FC - DMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Igor Nóbrega took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Igor Nóbrega got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bernardo Moreira quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guilherme Xande during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Grêmio RK75's Guilherme Xande got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Grêmio RK75 were victorious despite being under pressure from Warren FC - DMZ for much of the match.