Challenge

ARENA CAXINHA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) When Edvaldo Nóbrega fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caxinha F. C.'s protests and gave Edvaldo Nóbrega a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes Caxinha F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Nóbrega. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Carioca in the 9th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maicon Carioca showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Luisão Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Luisão Mello kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. That made the score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. Zivko Cvetkovic's late challenge caught a Caxinha F. C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zivko Cvetkovic helped the player get up and apologised. Zivko Cvetkovic kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Momir Gisic to maneuver through the defense. Dino Faria got a throw-in 30 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Luisão Mello. 31 minutes into the match, Luisão Mello dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic, 3-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Carioca in the 36th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the game, Norberto Nóbrega recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Norberto Nóbrega showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. Luisão Mello received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out and tried to block the shot, but Luisão Mello slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 41st minute. Borjan Golubovic struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Doriva Carvalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serbia. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luisão Mello was the one to do the kick off. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Brasil, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 58th minute, Borjan Golubovic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, Marcelo Brasil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Brasil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. When Zivko Cvetkovic was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 66 minutes had been played. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Zivko Cvetkovic hit a great ball. Borjan Golubovic hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Dino Faria made in the 74th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Norberto Nóbrega however managed to control. 78 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Maicon Carioca came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doriva Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borjan Golubovic in the 79th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 80 minutes into the game, when Momir Gisic put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Momir Gisic hit a great ball. In the 85th minute, Drasko Rajkovic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Serbia's Cvijetin Nanusevski got a free kick in the 90th minute. Norberto Nóbrega, 92 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisão Mello in the 94th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Caxinha F. C. had played much better football throughout.