Arena Bulls
Spectators: 8404 (Terracing: 6303,
Seating: 1933, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romulo Lehen kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Ricardinho Vianna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Henrique Prata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wei Shu Gang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Henrique Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Grêmio Bulls's Romulo Lehen got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yuri da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrão Prata, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Yuri da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Romulo Lehen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Vianna in the 22nd minute of play forced Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Henrique Prata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wei Shu Gang kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Henrique Prata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Grêmio Bulls's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luisinho Ceresso was slow to take the kick. During this time Olivedos's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Grêmio Bulls's goalie and right to Cássio Ferraz. 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. Wei Shu Gang took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yuri da Cunha. Yuri da Cunha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 33 minutes into the match, Olivedos's goal looked a bit too open when Romulo Lehen came free, but Yuri da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Lehen in the 33rd minute of play forced Olivedos's goalkeeper Yuri da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Olivedos booed when Grêmio Bulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonsinho Freire didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Olivedos's Luisinho Ceresso broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 40 minutes, Wei Shu Gang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio Bulls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wei Shu Gang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 46 played minutes Olivedos got a freekick which was hit by Luisinho Ceresso. 47 minutes into the match, Romulo Lehen notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Olivedos's Yuri da Cunha. Yuri da Cunha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
The wind increased when Abel de Godoi made the kick off in the second half. Henrique Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel de Godoi in the 52nd minute of the match. Yuri da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Lehen in the 54th minute of play. Yuri da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Lehen in the 59th minute of play. Henrique Prata made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardinho Vianna in the 71st minute. Olivedos's Yuri da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Furtado in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute Abel de Godoi 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. In the 80th match minute, Grêmio Bulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Lehen to maneuver through the defense. Grêmio Bulls made a substitution. Rowen Doherty replaced Pedrão Prata. Romulo Lehen hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Henrique Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Ferraz in the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Abel de Godoi 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. José Carlos Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Falcão in the 95th minute of play forced Olivedos's goalkeeper Yuri da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Olivedos 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 Bulls.
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