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Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Angelo Amorim made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, José Carlos Trancoso 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. Benjamim Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastião de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesper Åberg in the 9th minute of play forced Farroupilha FC's goalkeeper Benjamim Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th match minute, Farroupilha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Carlos Trancoso to maneuver through the defense. In the 11thth minute of the game Jesper Åberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Farroupilha FC's Benjamim Mendes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benjamim Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruy Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Carlos Trancoso hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Caarapo SS's Jesper Åberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benjamim Mendes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute Ruy Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamim Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamim Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Schweitzer in the 22nd minute of the match. Paulo José Furtado hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Cassidy Wang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th match minute, Farroupilha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Amorim to maneuver through the defense. Benjamim Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Schweitzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Benjamim Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Schweitzer in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Farroupilha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastião de Lima came free, but Benjamim Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassidy Wang in the 39th minute of play forced Farroupilha FC's goalkeeper Benjamim Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes, Ruy Dracena mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caarapo SS and the Farroupilha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Caarapo SS getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ruy Dracena hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Waldir Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benjamim Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesper Åberg in the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Jesper Åberg made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Amorim in the 53rd minute of play forced Caarapo SS's goalkeeper Sidnei de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cassidy Wang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamim Mendes having to interfere. Jesper Åberg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Benjamim Mendes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Caarapo SS's Videl Romani was substituted for Jesper Åberg. Benjamim Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Videl Romani in the 71st minute of the match. After 74 minutes of play, Caarapo SS's Videl Romani made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benjamim Mendes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo José Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Farroupilha FC's goalkeeper Benjamim Mendes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Caarapo SS booed when Farroupilha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldir Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomás Trigo in the 84th minute of play forced Farroupilha FC's goalkeeper Benjamim Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamim Mendes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Videl Romani's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Cassidy Wang took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Benjamim Mendes to make any attempt to save it. Sebastião de Lima's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Benjamim Mendes firmly grabbed it by the left post. Benjamim Mendes made a fantastic save in the 99th minute, when Videl Romani sent off a good shot on target. Caarapo SS played a much better game than Farroupilha FC and deserved their victory. The Farroupilha FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.