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Olimpico Monumental
Spectators: 7223 (Terracing: 5419, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Leonel Meireles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Mário Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cássio Jacinto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mário Furtado having to make a save. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grëmio FBNH's goalkeeper Mário Furtado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mário Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Meireles in the 18th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Leonel Meireles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mário Furtado. Grëmio FBNH's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonel Meireles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. fc barcelona's Leonel Meireles got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Claudinei Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 minutes of play, fc barcelona's Leonel Meireles made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mário Furtado was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Cássio Jacinto came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the fc barcelona 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 Cássio Jacinto couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonel Meireles made a kick off. fc barcelona's Leonel Meireles got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Grëmio FBNH's Mário Furtado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Meireles in the 59th minute of play. Srdjan Filimon charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Srdjan Filimon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 minutes of play, fc barcelona's Cássio Jacinto made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mário Furtado was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Mário Furtado managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when fc barcelona's Cássio Jacinto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 77 minutes, Leonel Meireles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the fc barcelona and the Grëmio FBNH players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th minute, Leonel Meireles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the game, Leonel Meireles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Mário Furtado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leonel Meireles hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Everton Michel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Paulo Renato Arruda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Coutinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Renato Arruda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Coutinho ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 92 minutes, Everton Michel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grëmio FBNH's supporters crossed their fingers, but Everton Michel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 95 minutes of play Grëmio FBNH's Srdjan Filimon was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Grëmio FBNH's Srdjan Filimon got a free kick in the 96th minute. An unexpected shot in the 98th minute by Cássio Jacinto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. fc barcelona's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.