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Ninho da Águia
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luís Paulo Siqueira kicked off to start the match. Sergio Goicoechea made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Radamel Aguero sent off a good shot on target. In the 4th minute Silvério Pinheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvério Pinheiro scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ismael Mendes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 8 minutes GRÊMIO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Santiago Salcedo who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Santiago Salcedo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sergio Goicoechea quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Santiago Salcedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergio Goicoechea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Santiago Salcedo ran back to his position shaking his head. Sergio Goicoechea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santiago Salcedo in the 10th minute. If Silvério Pinheiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Pedro Paulo Varela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Mendes was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the match, Flores da Cunha - RS's goal looked a bit too open when Silvério Pinheiro came free, but Ismael Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, GRÊMIO's Silvério Pinheiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ismael Mendes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind GRÊMIO's goalkeeper Sergio Goicoechea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Flores da Cunha - RS's Santiago Salcedo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Paulo Varela in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ismael Mendes saved Flores da Cunha - RS from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Siqueira in the 29th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Ismael Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31stth minute of the game Radamel Aguero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GRÊMIO's Sergio Goicoechea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 31st match minute, GRÊMIO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvério Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Marcinho Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the game, GRÊMIO's Silvério Pinheiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ismael Mendes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Pedro Paulo Varela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvério Pinheiro in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Radamel Aguero made the kick off in the second half. Santiago Salcedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismael Mendes made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Pedro Paulo Varela sent off a good shot on target. Ismael Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luan Valle in the 55th minute of the match. After 56 minutes Flores da Cunha - RS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luís Paulo Siqueira who took care of the corner kick. Silvério Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Paulo Siqueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ismael Mendes having to make a save. Ismael Mendes made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Luís Paulo Siqueira sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Flores da Cunha - RS getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Damian Brzakala hit a great ball. Sergio Goicoechea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radamel Aguero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Flores da Cunha - RS's Ismael Mendes got control of the ball when Luís Paulo Siqueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Santiago Salcedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Sergio Goicoechea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ksawery Buczko kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Ismael Mendes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute Flores da Cunha - RS were awarded a corner. Santiago Salcedo went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 92nd minute, Aílton Ferraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.