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ARENA GRÊMIO
Spectators: 7829 (Terracing: 5873, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Raphael Almeida started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4thth minute of the game Erivaldo Silveira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celtic FC's Efrain Salamon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The corner led GRÊMIO's Ronaldo Fenomeno to a score. 1-0 in the 5th minute. A collision led to GRÊMIO getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Erivaldo Silveira hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Erivaldo Silveira 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. In the 21st minute, Dieguinho da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute Dimitris Saravakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Salamon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Tepedino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chiquinho de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Celtic FC's goalkeeper Efrain Salamon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dimitris Saravakos. 32 minutes into the match, Celtic FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitris Saravakos came free, but Efrain Salamon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th match minute, Celtic FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dieguinho da Silva to maneuver through the defense. Joosep Koppel made in the 40th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Raphael Almeida however managed to control. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind GRÊMIO's goalkeeper Frank Tepedino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner led Celtic FC's Edson Oliveira to fire away a dangerous shot which Frank Tepedino despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 44th minute, Erivaldo Silveira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GRÊMIO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dimitris Saravakos made a kick off. After taking down the ball on GRÊMIO's corner Dimitris Saravakos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Efrain Salamon quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Arti Lerø managed to get in a good position for a shot. GRÊMIO's supporters rose to their feet, but Arti Lerø was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Efrain Salamon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Efrain Salamon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitris Saravakos's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Celtic FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dimitris Saravakos was slow to take the kick. During this time GRÊMIO's players had a chance to rest. 61 minutes into the match, GRÊMIO's goal looked a bit too open when Chiquinho de Souza came free, but Frank Tepedino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bryant Tout's late challenge caught a Celtic FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bryant Tout helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd match minute, GRÊMIO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bryant Tout to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the game, GRÊMIO's Dimitris Saravakos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Efrain Salamon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After 70 played minutes Celtic FC got a freekick which was hit by Giovanni Bueno. Frank Tepedino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beto Hermes in the 76th minute. Celtic FC's Efrain Salamon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arti Lerø in the 77th minute of play. Efrain Salamon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Saravakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 83rd minute Dimitris Saravakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efrain Salamon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the game, GRÊMIO's Arti Lerø nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Efrain Salamon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After 94 minutes, Erivaldo Silveira made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Celtic FC's Efrain Salamon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. GRÊMIO had played much better football throughout.