Challenge

Manoel Barradas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 9 minutes into the game, Serbia's Sreten Popovic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egídio Mattos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Sreten Popovic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Egídio Mattos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sreten Popovic in the 17th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Hélio Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Hélio Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Ebla FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Diogo Freitas hit a great ball. In the 28th match minute, Ebla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diogo Freitas to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 38 minutes, Vladeta Jovic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Serbia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladeta Jovic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 52nd minute Nuno Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ebla FC's Egídio Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borjan Golubovic in the 53rd minute of play. Egídio Mattos was a little too slow when Vladeta Jovic got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-2. Ebla FC's Igor da Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Rasko Nestorovski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute Igor da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Serbia's Borjan Golubovic got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Sreten Popovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Egídio Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Pernambucano in the 68th minute of the match. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Borjan Golubovic hit a great ball. Serbia's Drasko Rajkovic quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Valdemar Meireles, made in the 74th minute of the game. Sreten Popovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Egídio Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sreten Popovic struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Egídio Mattos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serbia. Sreten Popovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Egídio Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sreten Popovic got free with Egídio Mattos in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Serbia's Momir Gisic managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Válter Simão in the 90 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Ebla FC's Teodoro Brasil got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Serbia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.