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Estádio Olímpico
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vito Linhares started the match with the kick off. With his leg Edgar Tinoco managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Grêmio FC's Laerte Messias fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laerte Messias got free with Edgar Tinoco in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grêmio FC's Telmo de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldir Damião in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Waldir Damião 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. Vito Linhares took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Telmo de Toledo. Telmo de Toledo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 30th minute Vito Linhares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cipriano Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Waldir Damião struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Telmo de Toledo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MARICÁ FUTEBOL CLUBE. Telmo de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Grêmio FC's Adriano Vianna ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edgar Tinoco. Edgar Tinoco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adriano Vianna to strike the kick off in the second half. Telmo de Toledo was a little too slow when Vito Linhares got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 2-2. The supporters of MARICÁ FUTEBOL CLUBE booed when Grêmio FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Cipriano Alagoano sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Telmo de Toledo threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Cipriano Alagoano this time. The supporters of MARICÁ FUTEBOL CLUBE booed when Grêmio FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilvan Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 minutes, Jean Rosado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MARICÁ FUTEBOL CLUBE and the Grêmio FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Adriano Vianna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Adriano Vianna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laerte Messias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duarte Miranda's late challenge caught a Grêmio FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Duarte Miranda helped the player get up and apologised. Duarte Miranda hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Edinho Torres took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edgar Tinoco. Edgar Tinoco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. MARICÁ FUTEBOL CLUBE's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.