Official Cup

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Tiago Gabriel Vieira made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Guará FC booed when Grêmio 20 Julho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Borges didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eugenio Asier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Pedro Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiu Zhen Guang in the 5th minute of play forced Guará FC's goalkeeper Jânio Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jânio Furlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdemar de Amaral's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Humberto Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Grêmio 20 Julho booed when Guará FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrique Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Téo Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Grêmio 20 Julho's Eugenio Asier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldão Paulista in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Ronaldão Paulista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Téo Pires got free with Jânio Furlan in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eugenio Asier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldão Paulista in the 32nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Guará FC's Henrique Ribeiro got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Eugenio Asier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Pedro Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Téo Pires could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Jânio Furlan made a huge save. Humberto Soeiro's shot from long distance in the 44th minute was not bad at all, but Guará FC's Jânio Furlan knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. In the 45th minute, Henrique Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guará FC's Jânio Furlan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Guará FC from getting a goal against them.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valdemar de Amaral was the one to do the kick off. Jânio Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilmar Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52nd minute of the match Grêmio 20 Julho got a corner. Guará FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Humberto Soeiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Grêmio 20 Julho's corner Humberto Soeiro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jânio Furlan quite easily take care of the ball. In the 56th minute, Efraim Bombardier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jânio Furlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdemar de Amaral's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Jânio Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Valdemar de Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jânio Furlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jânio Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 69th minute of the match. When Zé Pedro Baiano came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Guará FC 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 Zé Pedro Baiano couldn't finish the play. If Valdemar de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiago Gabriel Vieira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Eugenio Asier made a huge save. In the 76th minute of the match Guará FC got a corner. Grêmio 20 Julho's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tiago Gabriel Vieira ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Guará FC's corner Tiago Gabriel Vieira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eugenio Asier quite easily take care of the ball. Valdemar de Amaral scored 1-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jânio Furlan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute, Gilmar Romero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio 20 Julho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The audience was convinced that Valdemar de Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jânio Furlan was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After 90 played minutes, Grêmio 20 Julho's Humberto Soeiro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jânio Furlan 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 Grêmio 20 Julho reached it. After some careless play in the Guará FC defense, Kléber Borges kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jânio Furlan. The Guará FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jânio Furlan should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Guará FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Grêmio 20 Julho.