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Estadio de Grêmio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eude Carrizo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Octavio Montemayor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute Vinicio Corrales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Homero Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Eude Carrizo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Homero Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vladimir Aguirre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladimir Aguirre struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Gervasio Tejeda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grêmio. Grêmio's Vladimir Aguirre got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Grêmio's Fidel Zayas got a free kick in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Edwards Franco notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Grêmio's Homero Bravo. Homero Bravo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Zacarías Ulibarri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edwards Franco during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edwards Franco kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Abel Porras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Tejeda having to interfere. Eude Carrizo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zacarías Ulibarri to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Montemayor in the 53rd minute of play forced Baoruco's goalkeeper Gervasio Tejeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 played minutes Edwards Franco rounded Grêmio's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. Baoruco's Gervasio Tejeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacarías Ulibarri in the 59th minute of play. When Vinicio Corrales fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Baoruco's protests and gave Vinicio Corrales a yellow card for diving instead. Vinicio Corrales hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Baoruco's Edwards Franco got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Eude Carrizo's late challenge caught a Grêmio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eude Carrizo helped the player get up and apologised. Eude Carrizo kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Zacarías Ulibarri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio's supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarías Ulibarri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gervasio Tejeda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Soria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Tejeda having to interfere. If Octavio Montemayor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 played minutes Baoruco got a freekick which was hit by Eude Carrizo. After 77 minutes of play Baoruco's Eude Carrizo 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, Baoruco's Eude Carrizo got a free kick in the 78th minute. Baoruco's Gervasio Tejeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacarías Ulibarri in the 79th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Vinicio Corrales got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Vladimir Aguirre hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Carlos Soria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Tejeda having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Grêmio's Zacarías Ulibarri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gervasio Tejeda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Zacarías Ulibarri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervasio Tejeda was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After 92 minutes, Octavio Montemayor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio and the Baoruco players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zacarías Ulibarri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Gervasio Tejeda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Grêmio lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.