Challenge

TRICAMPEÃO 88-90-91
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Croatia's Toni Mauzer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Damir Pongrac got a free kick in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF's zone, Toni Mauzer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antônio Lago came out of the goal and Toni Mauzer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th match minute, AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Adolfo de Amorim to maneuver through the defense. Antônio Lago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Bosak, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Antônio Lago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damir Pongrac, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válbson Severo in the 15th minute of the match. Antônio Lago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinko Stankovic in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Toni Mauzer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Antônio Lago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21stth minute of the game Dinko Stankovic who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF's Antônio Lago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benjamin Domazet during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, Croatia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Domazet to maneuver through the defense. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF's Sílvio Luís Barral slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilija Skugor. That made the score 1-1 after 24 minutes of play. 28 minutes into the match, AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Dinko Stankovic came free, but Antônio Lago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilija Skugor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dadá Esteves showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 30 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Mauzer in the 34th minute of play forced AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF's goalkeeper Antônio Lago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antônio Lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toni Mauzer in the 35th minute of the match. Ilija Skugor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Barral in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Válbson Severo made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the game, Válbson Severo landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 52 minutes into the game, Damir Pongrac was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croatia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF the free kick. After 54 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Damir Pongrac. 54 minutes into the match, AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF's Gerson Lopes broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 60 minutes into the game, when Edgard Mattos put in a rough tackle. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF! Croatia's Benjamin Domazet got his second yellow card of the match in the 71st minute. The referee ordered Benjamin Domazet off the ground. After 71 played minutes Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Domazet. AYRTON SENNA FC - FDFDF's Walmir Leite got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Martin Bosak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Croatia's Martin Bosak got a free kick in the 84th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Croatia's zone, Walmir Leite stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal and Walmir Leite tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dinko Stankovic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio Lago having to interfere. Ilija Skugor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Leite in the 92nd minute of the match. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmir Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.