League

Estádio Girao
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Erik Langbråten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Elias Nunes kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Wellington Bertassi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isaac Ciceron was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Toninho Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Waldir Mandrak in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Langbråten prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Gralau's Wellington Bertassi in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gru Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Alfredo das Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Isaac Ciceron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wellington Bertassi, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Wellington Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Isaac Ciceron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Isaac Ciceron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Bertassi in the 30th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Gru Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Bertassi came free, but Isaac Ciceron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isaac Ciceron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toninho Sá in the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Wellington Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Ciceron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaac Ciceron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hipolito Paz in the 46th minute of the match. Elias Nunes charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elias Nunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Gru Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Elias Nunes. After the first half Gralau were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wellington Bertassi made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wellington Bertassi got free with Isaac Ciceron in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Bertassi in the 60th minute of play forced Gru Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Isaac Ciceron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Langbråten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 65 minutes into the game, Hipolito Paz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gralau's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gru Futebol Clube the free kick. The supporters of Gru Futebol Clube booed when Gralau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hipolito Paz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waldir Mandrak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wellington Bertassis short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Isaac Ciceron to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Gralau's zone, Waldir Mandrak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Langbråten came out of the goal and Waldir Mandrak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erik Langbråten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sydney Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toninho Sá didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-4 via right post in the game's 75th minute. Gralau's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 79th match minute, Gru Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Umberto da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Paz in the 80th minute of play forced Gru Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Isaac Ciceron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Gralau's Hipolito Paz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isaac Ciceron made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After 85 played minutes Gru Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Elias Nunes. In the 87th minute Waldir Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Langbråten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 played minutes Gru Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Waldir Mandrak. Isaac Ciceron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wellington Bertassi in the 90th minute of the match. Gru Futebol Clube's Isaac Ciceron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wellington Bertassi in the 92nd minute of play. A hard shot by Vitório Bittencourt from long distance, 95 minutes into the match, got Isaac Ciceron's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jailson da Mata during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the match was over Gralau could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gru Futebol Clube throughout the match.