Grêmio Anapolense secured a convincing 3:0 win over Trindade in the fourth round of the Goyano-2 regular season on Saturday evening. The home side, who had been struggling in recent weeks, pulled off a result that lifted them clear of the bottom of the table. Trindade's winless run extended to five games, leaving them rooted to tenth place with just five points from ten matches.
Dionatan opened the scoring in the eighteenth minute, capitalising on a defensive lapse to slot home. Pedro Matielo doubled the advantage before the break, firing past the goalkeeper in the thirty-first minute. A third goal arrived in the sixty-ninth minute, though the scorer was not recorded in the available data. By then, the match was effectively decided.
For all their dominance, Trindade failed to threaten consistently. They enjoyed 61 per cent possession and registered 152 attacks compared to Grêmio's 103, yet managed only two shots on target. Grêmio, by contrast, kept their shots clinical, landing one on target and converting it. And here's the thing — possession statistics can be misleading when the opposition is content to sit deep and defend.
The hosts accumulated three yellow cards while the visitors received one. Trindade earned four corners to Grêmio's three, but neither side could sustain pressure long enough to create clear-cut opportunities. Off the ball, Grêmio were caught offsides four times, while Trindade stayed onside throughout.
The result moves Grêmio up to eighth place with ten points, a comfortable margin above Trindade's five. The visitors remain winless, a situation that raises questions about their ability to break down organised defences. Grêmio, meanwhile, have finally ended a barren spell and will hope to build momentum from this performance.