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Arena Grêmio
Spectators: 7253 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vicente Guedes got the match started through his kick off. Jarbas do Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Romeu Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wiliam Negri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Grêmio F.C booed when Real Clube Celta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dagoberto de Toledo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute of the match, Wiliam Negri tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but José Barros saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Grêmio F.C's Romeu Pombal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Guedes in the 23rd minute of play. After having played for 26 minutes, Vicente Guedes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Clube Celta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vicente Guedes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vicente Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Pombal having to interfere. If Jarbas do Valle 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 31st minute, Vicente Guedes 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. Telmo Baptista's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Barros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Leopoldo Soeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. If Jarbas do Valle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wiliam Negri to make the kick off. After having played for 57 minutes, Wiliam Negri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grêmio F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wiliam Negri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Wiliam Negri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vicente Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute Vicente Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wiliam Negri struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. José Barros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grêmio F.C. Wiliam Negri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romeu Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Guedes, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. A collision led to Real Clube Celta getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Nando Maranhense hit a great ball. If Wiliam Negri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Real Clube Celta eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.