Challenge

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerd Müller took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilherme Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamim Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamim Dante having to interfere. Chicão Amorim hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute Major Barna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamim Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fodor Daniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Meira in the 29th minute of the match. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Meira in the 31st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerd Müller in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fodor Daniel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Gerd Müller put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fodor Daniel. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerd Müller in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fodor Daniel saved Hungary from getting behind. When Gerd Müller came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Estrela Solitária fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerd Müller couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Hungary's Fodor Daniel got control of the ball when Gerd Müller tried to sneak it across the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Antal Valentin came free, but Benjamim Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antal Valentin to make the kick off. Guilherme Peixoto charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guilherme Peixoto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hungary's Jonas Imre was substituted for Antal Valentin. In the 54th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilherme Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 55 minutes, Balazs Lajos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Balazs Lajos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Boros Benedek was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 59 minutes into the match. Fodor Daniel had in the 60thth minute some difficulties stopping Gerd Müller's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Gerd Müller notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Hungary's Fodor Daniel. Fodor Daniel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 62nd minute, Dudu Meira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Germano Mangueira kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Takacs Tibor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Benjamim Dante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Major Barna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamim Dante having to make a save. Major Barna came free with the goalkeeper in the 73rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Benjamim Dante could save by the left post. Major Barna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Benjamim Dante made a huge save. After 78 minutes, Gerd Müller made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Hungary's Fodor Daniel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Hungary's Fodor Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Meira in the 80th minute of play. Jonas Imre hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gil Travassos hit a great ball. Fodor Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerd Müller in the 96th minute of play. The Estrela Solitária support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.