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Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valdemar de Amaral kicked off to start the match. Bartosz Skikiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilmar Romero in the 8th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Grêmio 20 Julho's zone, Mustafa Haydar Salik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugenio Asier came out of the goal and Mustafa Haydar Salik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bartosz Skikiewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilmar Romero's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. After having played for 19 minutes, Toninho de Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bucaneiros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toninho de Amorim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Téo Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Bartosz Skikiewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bartosz Skikiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Pires in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Valdemar de Amaral cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bartosz Skikiewicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mustafa Haydar Salik scored 1-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eugenio Asier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eugenio Asier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Haydar Salik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the game, Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bartosz Skikiewicz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After a rather tough play, Grêmio 20 Julho's Humberto Soeiro got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Nóbrega in the 41st minute of play forced Bucaneiros's goalkeeper Bartosz Skikiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bucaneiros's goalie prevented a goal. Bartosz Skikiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The Bucaneiros players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Grêmio 20 Julho were winning 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mustafa Haydar Salik to strike the kick off in the second half. Amílton de Andrade hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After having played for 54 minutes, Luizão Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bucaneiros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luizão Toledo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 58 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Haydar Salik came free, but Eugenio Asier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Carlos Pernambucano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bartosz Skikiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilmar Romero in the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Bucaneiros's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar de Amaral came free, but Bartosz Skikiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute of the match Grêmio 20 Julho got a corner. Bucaneiros'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. Humberto Soeiro made a great header on Grêmio 20 Julho's corner, it was just that Bucaneiros's Bartosz Skikiewicz managed to reach the ball for a save. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bucaneiros's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Humberto Soeiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Grêmio 20 Julho's players had a chance to rest. Bartosz Skikiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilmar Romero in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Dráuzio Cerezo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Bartosz Skikiewicz managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Grêmio 20 Julho's Gilmar Romero fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 84 played minutes Bucaneiros got a freekick which was hit by Dráuzio Cerezo. In the 86th match minute, Bucaneiros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Félix to maneuver through the defense. Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bartosz Skikiewicz made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Gilmar Romero sent off a good shot on target. When Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdemar de Amaral in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bucaneiros's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdemar de Amaral in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartosz Skikiewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Grêmio 20 Julho supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Grêmio 20 Julho would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.