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Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 6805 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1300, VIP seats: 100) If Acácio Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gremio's goalkeeper César Amaral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. César Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio Hoffmann in the 14th minute of play. Daniel Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gaucho's Acácio Hoffmann got a free kick in the 22nd minute. If Laércio de Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. When Acácio Hoffmann, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 38 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The César Amaral was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Laércio de Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Acácio Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tiago Catarinense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute Acácio Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dida Vander stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Acácio Hoffmann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gaucho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. César Amaral was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dida Vander showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 56 minute of play. Laércio de Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulysses Correia having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Laércio de Medeiros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulysses Correia was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. César Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dida Vander in the 65th minute of the match. César Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dida Vander in the 68th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Gremio's goalkeeper César Amaral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Acácio Hoffmann. 72 minutes into the match, Gaucho's Dida Vander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that César Amaral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Gremio's zone, Acácio Hoffmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. César Amaral came out of the goal and Acácio Hoffmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dida Vander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. César Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Laércio de Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Gremio fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Laércio de Medeiros couldn't finish the play. Renan Passos hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After 97 played minutes Gaucho got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Augusto Moreira. The Gaucho supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gaucho would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.