League

Bandera Stadium
Spectators: 10797 (Terracing: 8099, Seating: 2483, VIP seats: 215) Czeslaw Kaszubik started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Chornyj came free, but Vintilă Ţopescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Czeslaw Kaszubik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vintilă Ţopescu. CSKA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Czeslaw Kaszubik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Yarema Bykovets struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Kåre Tolsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CSKA. Kåre Tolsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilbert Ruzicki in the 11th minute of the match. Ishaq Bayauw kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Yarema Bykovets charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yarema Bykovets the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yarema Bykovets kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Kåre Tolsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Níels Nesta, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match, Trond Soltveit got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kåre Tolsson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Kåre Tolsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trond Soltveit in the 28th minute. Vintilă Ţopescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Czeslaw Kaszubik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute Teo Marin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vintilă Ţopescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of CSKA booed when GREMIO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Chornyj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anthimos Balopoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kåre Tolsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Trond Soltveit to strike the kick off in the second half. GREMIO's Kåre Tolsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Níels Nesta in the 51st minute of play. After a rather tough play, CSKA's Felipe Estolaza got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in CSKA's zone, Teo Marin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vintilă Ţopescu came out of the goal and Teo Marin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 56th match minute, GREMIO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Czeslaw Kaszubik to maneuver through the defense. Teo Marin took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vintilă Ţopescu. Vintilă Ţopescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The supporters of CSKA booed when GREMIO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mykhaylo Slavik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kåre Tolsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trond Soltveit, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Dmytro Maschenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 72 played minutes GREMIO got a freekick which was hit by Igor Chornyj. An unexpectedly hard shot by Symon Kvasyuk in the 78th minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Vintilă Ţopescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, CSKA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yarema Bykovets to maneuver through the defense. Teo Marin struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Vintilă Ţopescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GREMIO. In the 83rd minute, Dmytro Maschenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vintilă Ţopescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dmytro Maschenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 93 minutes into the match, CSKA's goalkeeper Vintilă Ţopescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teo Marin. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched GREMIO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.