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Spectators: 7517 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 40) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lucrețiu Grigore got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to A.D Leônico getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Vatan Kambay hit a great ball. Edson Ribeiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Luiz de Barros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edson Ribeiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Lucrețiu Grigore blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Luiz de Barros having to make a save. In the 13th minute Edson Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Luiz de Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, A.D Leônico's Andriy Shevchenko got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 18th minute, Edson Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Prudente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucrețiu Grigore in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Luiz de Barros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. André Luiz de Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andy Strömberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th match minute, Grêmio Prudente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleuterio Gaztea to maneuver through the defense. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andriy Shevchenko in the 32nd minute of play. A.D Leônico's André Luiz de Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson Ribeiro in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lucrețiu Grigore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Luiz de Barros was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Geovanildo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andriy Shevchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edson Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. André Luiz de Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to A.D Leônico getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Nando Cearense hit a great ball. André Luiz de Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Geovanildo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andriy Shevchenko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. André Luiz de Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gomesano Gatica, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. 55 minutes into the match, A.D Leônico's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Grigore came free, but André Luiz de Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. André Luiz de Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Grigore, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute, Edson Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. André Luiz de Barros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Edson Ribeiro in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of André Luiz de Barros, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 65 minutes, Lucrețiu Grigore managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio Prudente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucrețiu Grigore was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edson Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Geovanildo Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vatan Kambay in the 72nd minute of the match. Gomesano Gatica was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. Grêmio Prudente's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gomesano Gatica in the 75th minute of play forced A.D Leônico's goalkeeper André Luiz de Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.D Leônico's Alfredo Catarinense was substituted for Vatan Kambay. Gomesano Gatica could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but André Luiz de Barros made a huge save. Lucrețiu Grigore could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but André Luiz de Barros made a huge save. Grêmio Prudente's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edson Ribeiro in the 85th minute. The corner led Grêmio Prudente's Edson Ribeiro to fire away a dangerous shot which André Luiz de Barros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Grêmio Prudente supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Grêmio Prudente would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.