Challenge

Rubens Alves Barraca
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Doriva Jacinto started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 3rd minute of play forced BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Zézinho Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Issac Dawson struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Zézinho Dracena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. The supporters of BRASIL.Sp booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cooper Thompson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Akiba Teben in the 15th minute. When BRASIL.Sp's Doriva Jacinto in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye England's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zézinho Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Quinn Holmes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. England's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRASIL.Sp the free kick. Quinn Holmes hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Jacinto in the 27th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Doriva Jacinto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Doriva Jacinto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Dracena having to interfere. England's Issac Dawson got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 37 played minutes BRASIL.Sp got a freekick which was hit by Doriva Jacinto. Zézinho Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 38th minute of the match. If Akiba Teben had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Dorival de Queirós fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BRASIL.Sp's protests and gave Dorival de Queirós a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Dorival de Queirós got a free kick in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doriva Jacinto in the 51st minute of play. Akiba Teben struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Khalid Kennedy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BRASIL.Sp. After 62 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Cooper Thompson. In the 65th minute Doriva Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Renan Sousa got a free kick in the 70th minute. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Renan Sousa hit a great ball. A hard shot by Micah Macdonald from long distance, 71 minutes into the match, got Zézinho Dracena's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 77th minute, Marcinho Félix ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalid Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 80 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Zézinho Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 played minutes BRASIL.Sp got a freekick which was hit by Renan Sousa. A hard shot by Micah Macdonald from long distance, 84 minutes into the match, got Zézinho Dracena's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 85 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Zézinho Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 91 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Jacinto in the 92nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Micah Macdonald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zézinho Dracena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. BRASIL.Sp were victorious despite being under pressure from England for much of the match.