“A feisty spell sees two yellow cards shown in the same minute — one to Juninho Capixaba for a foul and another for roughing — signalling that Grêmio were resorting to physicality to disrupt Bragantino's rhythm.”
“Deep into stoppage time, substitute Gustavo Marques breaks Grêmio's resolve to score the only goal of the match and hand Bragantino a hard-fought 1-0 victory — punishing a Grêmio side that had weathered 90 minutes of relentless pressure.”
Pivotal
Bragantino
Grêmio
Outstanding performance
Bragantino•DefenderBragantino were the dominant force throughout, controlling 54% of possession, firing 27 shots to Grêmio's 14, and creating four big chances — though they failed to convert any of them until the very last breath of the match. Their pressure was relentless, with 83 dangerous attacks recorded to Grêmio's 34, but a combination of wastefulness in front of goal and Grêmio's resilient defensive shape kept the scoreline blank deep into injury time. Grêmio, disciplined and physical — picking up four yellow cards in a bruising second half — managed to stay in the contest despite being thoroughly outplayed, relying on their goalkeeper's two saves to stay afloat. Then, in the 90th minute, substitute Gustavo Marques found the breakthrough, punishing Grêmio's stubborn rearguard and delivering a result that, while delayed, Bragantino's statistical dominance fully merited.
How entertaining was this match?
Agustin SantAnna's right-footed shot is blocked.
Eduardo Sasha takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Juninho Capixaba takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Vinicius Alves Morais is on, and Filip Krovinovic is off.
Yuri Alves comes on for Vinicius Mendonca Pereira.
Gustavo Gustavinho is coming on for Rodrigo Huendra Almeida.
Agustin SantAnna takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Shot by Eduardo Sasha with his right foot, but he misses.
Juninho Capixaba takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Vinicius Alves Morais is on, and Filip Krovinovic is off.
Yuri Alves comes on for Vinicius Mendonca Pereira.
Gustavo Gustavinho is on, and Rodrigo Huendra Almeida is off.
Wallace receives a yellow card.
Rodrigo Huendra Almeida takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Diego Caito takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Erick Noriega's header is saved.
Yellow card shown to Agustin SantAnna.
Filip Krovinovic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Martin Braithwaite takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Mathias Villasanti takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Isidro Pitta takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Lucas Henrique Barbosa takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Henry Mosquera is on, and Jose Herrera is off.
Henry Mosquera is on, and Jose Herrera is off.
Fabio Silva de Freitas comes on for Eric Dos Santos Rodrigues.
Jovane Cabral is on, and Francis Amuzu is off.
Diego Caito takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Diego Caito takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Jose Herrera takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Juninho Capixaba takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Cristian Pavon comes on for Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins.
Jose Herrera takes a left-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Jose Herrera takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Francis Amuzu takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jose Herrera takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Francis Amuzu takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yellow card shown to Erick Noriega.
Offside.
Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Goncalves takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Rodrigo Huendra Almeida's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Wallace Head Shot Missed
Filip Krovinovic takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Erick Noriega takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot - Wallace Head Shot Missed
Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued to Juninho Capixaba.
Diego Caito takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Vinicius Mendonca Pereira takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Eric Dos Santos Rodrigues takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Rodrigo Huendra Almeida takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Juninho Capixaba attempts a header but misses the shot.
José HerreraVAR decision results in a disallowed goal for Jose Herrera.
Goal! Jose Herrera scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Lucas Henrique Barbosa.
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Rodrigo Huendra Almeida takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Isidro Pitta takes a header but misses the shot.
Kick-off! The referee is Felipe Fernandes de Lima.
