U23 League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Adrianinho Ortiz made the kick off and thus started the match. Osvaldinho Marquez's late challenge caught a Caatiba MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldinho Marquez helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Caatiba MZC booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldinho Marquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dinei Moraes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 10th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Osvaldo Santana's late challenge caught a Caatiba MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldo Santana helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th minute Osvaldo Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Quirino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Ramos made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Benedito Domingues sent off a good shot on target. Grêmio FBPA's Ronaldo Ramos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio FBPA from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Claudinho Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio FBPA's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinho Zonta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodolfo Quirino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodolfo Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Marques in the 35th minute of the match. If Claudinho Zonta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudinho Zonta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Waldemar Amaral charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Waldemar Amaral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Caatiba MZC booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waldemar Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Grêmio FBPA's Ronaldo Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedito Domingues in the 47th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudinho Zonta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With 61 minutes on the clock, Rui Varela commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Eusébio Matorin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caatiba MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Matorin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldo Ramos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 72 minutes, Eusébio Matorin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caatiba MZC and the Grêmio FBPA players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Eusébio Matorin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Grêmio FBPA's José Vítor Marques dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. With a little luck, Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino got control of the ball when Enrique Pires tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ronaldo Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrianinho Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute Adrianinho Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldo Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrianinho Ortiz in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Osvaldo Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Grêmio FBPA players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Caatiba MZC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.