Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Armando Andrade kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Karl-Magnus Spetz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Andrade in the 7th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Marcus Svanér to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvinho Perez hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sune Nilsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute Sven Uter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Uter in the 18th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Karl-Magnus Spetz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes, Edu Veiga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio FBPA and the Eleven Nation Army players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Sven Uter hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Karl-Magnus Spetz made a precise shot to the right of Rui Varela. Grêmio FBPA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rui Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 27th minute of the match. Rui Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amadeu Pitta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcus Svanér having to make a save. After some careless play in the Grêmio FBPA defense, Karl-Magnus Spetz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Varela. The Grêmio FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Varela should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Grêmio FBPA defense, Karl-Magnus Spetz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Varela. The Grêmio FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Varela should have stopped the shot. Rui Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven Uter in the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Magnus Spetz in the 46th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldinho Marquez hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karl-Magnus Spetz made a kick off. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when Grêmio FBPA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Gustavsson during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Henry Gustavsson kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Armando Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Melker Classon got a free kick in the 57th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Magnus Spetz came free, but Rui Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Sven Uter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rui Varela. Grêmio FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sven Uter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio FBPA from getting a goal against them. When Sven Uter, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 67 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Rui Varela was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 69 minutes, Rui Varela successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Osvaldo Santana's late challenge caught a Eleven Nation Army'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. After a rather tough play, Grêmio FBPA's Osvaldo Santana got a free kick in the 69th minute. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Magnus Spetz, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Sven Uter who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Rui Varela when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 74th minute, Sven Uter 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. Edu Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes Eleven Nation Army got a freekick which was hit by Sven Uter. 82 minutes into the match, Sune Nilsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rui Varela. Grêmio FBPA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sune Nilsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Karl-Magnus Spetz hit a great ball. Sune Nilsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Rui Varela made a huge save.
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