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Santanesia
Spectators: 7313 (Terracing: 5486, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 145) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Décio Arce made the kick off which started today's match. Caio Ortiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Décio Arce in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flávio Messias in the 7th minute of play forced Santanesia's goalkeeper Caio Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flávio Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flávio Messias in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Caio Ortiz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Flávio Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio Ortiz was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Caio Ortiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flávio Messias's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute, Evandro Figueiredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Footbaal PA's Décio Arce got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Flávio Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32ndth minute of the game Flávio Messias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santanesia's Caio Ortiz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 33rd minute, Flávio Messias made a precise shot to the right of Caio Ortiz. Santanesia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 36 minutes of play, Grêmio Footbaal PA's Décio Arce made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Caio Ortiz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 41st minute, Evandro Figueiredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santanesia's Caio Ortiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Messias in the 43rd minute of play. Caio Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Décio Arce in the 47th minute of play. The Santanesia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Grêmio Footbaal PA were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Evandro Figueiredo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Santanesia's zone, Décio Arce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caio Ortiz came out of the goal and Décio Arce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Caio Ortiz made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Décio Arce sent off a good shot on target. Décio Arce's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Caio Ortiz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Grêmio Footbaal PA's Yan Donato was substituted for Nildo Neto. The audience was convinced that Telmo Meirelles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caio Ortiz was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. After 75 minutes, Nico Queirós mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio Footbaal PA and the Santanesia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Grêmio Footbaal PA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nico Queirós to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Décio Arce in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Caio Ortiz saved Santanesia from getting behind. When the match was over Grêmio Footbaal PA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Santanesia throughout the match.