League

Stronda
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodrigo Fantini started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Gremioo booed when sSstronda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Penha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chico Bueno acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 23rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Falcão da Silva. Gremioo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Afonso Penha scored to the left of an out of position Chico Bueno, making the score, 1-0. Cássio Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 33 minutes of play, Gremioo's Rodrigo Fantini made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diguinho Coutinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Gremioo booed when sSstronda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chico Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute Cássio Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diguinho Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chico Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Afonso Penha made the kick off in the second half. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of Gremioo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of sSstronda FC:s goal. In the 53rd minute there was a penalty for sSstronda FC. Zé Augusto Dracena stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Chico Bueno. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Fantini in the 58th minute of play forced sSstronda FC's goalkeeper Diguinho Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Gremioo's Rodrigo Fantini slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Diguinho Coutinho. That made the score 2-2 after 60 minutes of play. In the 66th match minute, Gremioo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cássio Neto to maneuver through the defense. Chico Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, sSstronda FC's goalkeeper Diguinho Coutinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Aguiar. 73 minutes into the match, Gremioo's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Penha came free, but Chico Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, sSstronda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Fantini came free, but Diguinho Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Augusto Dracena made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Gremioo's Hamílton Ramos. Diguinho Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Fantini in the 88th minute of play. Marcus de Godoi charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcus de Godoi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for sSstronda FC! The referee gave Gremioo a penalty, 95 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mateus Maranhense, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of sSstronda FC's Diguinho Coutinho. 2-3. 99 minutes in the game Zé Augusto Dracena did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Erasmo Amorim.