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Arena Gaúcha
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Catarinense in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sebastião Lucas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Catarinense in the 10th minute of play forced Gaúcho - RS's goalkeeper Sebastião Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastião Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute Caio Branco suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Gaúcho - RS made a substitution. Ricardo Cosme replaced Caio Branco. Henrique Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. If 洪思义 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Henrique Antunes was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 21 minutes had been played. A collision led to Grupiara getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Henrique Antunes hit a great ball. After having played for 23 minutes, 洪思义 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gaúcho - RS's supporters crossed their fingers, but 洪思义 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Gaúcho - RS booed when Grupiara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Aírton Paraibano notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Grupiara's Luisão Nóbrega. Luisão Nóbrega was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aírton Paraibano struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Luisão Nóbrega didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gaúcho - RS. Sebastião Lucas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Catarinense, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Ronaldo Catarinense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luisão Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 洪思义, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. When 洪思义 came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Gaúcho - RS 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 洪思义 couldn't finish the play. Luisão Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 洪思义, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Sebastião Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Catarinense in the 45th minute of play. Sebastião Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Catarinense in the 45th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudinho Mattos during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Grupiara:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gaúcho - RS:s goal. The referee gave Gaúcho - RS a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Geovanni Vinhas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Grupiara's Luisão Nóbrega. 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aírton Paraibano to make the kick off. Ricardinho Porto hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Gaúcho - RS's Sebastião Lucas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Gaúcho - RS from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Gaúcho - RS defense, Ronaldo Catarinense kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastião Lucas. The Gaúcho - RS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastião Lucas should have stopped the shot. After 64 minutes, César Varela mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grupiara and the Gaúcho - RS players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 65 played minutes Grupiara got a freekick which was hit by César Varela. Luisão Nóbrega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aírton Paraibano in the 68th minute of the match. During the 70th minute of the match César Varela completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave César Varela a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Gaúcho - RS. Geovanni Vinhas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Luisão Nóbrega. 3-1. Willian Félix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Sebastião Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Elias Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Pedro Vides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Lucas having to interfere. Aírton Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 102nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaúcho - RS's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.