Arena Bulls
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Montevideo's Luisito Antequera 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. When Grêmio Bulls's Rowen Doherty in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Montevideo's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 9 minutes, Bray McJon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montevideo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bray McJon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Henrique Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bray McJon in the 12th minute of the match. Ronaldo Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Romulo Lehen sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Bulls's Caetano da Silveira got a free kick in the 19th minute. Henrique Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandão Recife in the 22nd minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Grêmio Bulls's goalie and right to Fernandão Recife. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Grêmio Bulls's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When Rowen Doherty came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Grêmio Bulls 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 Rowen Doherty couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute Luisito Antequera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Romulo Lehen sent off a good shot on target. Luisito Antequera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Prata having to interfere. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rowen Doherty, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bray McJon in the 35th minute of play forced Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Henrique Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Grêmio Bulls were awarded a corner. Sebastião Tróia went to the cornerflag to take it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romulo Lehen in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ronaldo Medeiros saved Montevideo from getting behind. Bray McJon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Prata having to interfere. Ronaldo Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wei Shu Gang in the 46th minute of play. Ronaldo Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Celso Furtado sent off a good shot on target. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romulo Lehen was the one to do the kick off. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rowen Doherty, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Shu Gang in the 56th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Montevideo got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Antequera. In the 58th minute Rowen Doherty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Wei Shu Gang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rowen Doherty, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Lehen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 minutes of play, Grêmio Bulls's Ernesto Falcão made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronaldo Medeiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Henrique Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bray McJon, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Montevideo were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Grêmio Bulls's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wilson Fernandez took the corner. The corner led Montevideo's Bray McJon to fire away a dangerous shot which Henrique Prata despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Grêmio Bulls booed when Montevideo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mário Maranhense didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 played minutes Grêmio Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Sena. With an all-out effort, Montevideo's Henrique Prata threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bray McJon, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Ernesto Falcão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Bray McJon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Henrique Prata. That made the score 1-1 in the 86 minute of play. In the 91st minute, Mauro Sena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Fernandão Recife sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the game, Christian Passos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Montevideo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grêmio Bulls the free kick. After 95 played minutes Montevideo got a freekick which was hit by Christian Passos. Grêmio Bulls's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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