Challenge

Czech Republic Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gonçalo Guerra started the match with the kick off. Evaristo Camargo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 4 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Erik Jilek. Vavrinec Holub stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gonçalo Guerra's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Vavrinec Holub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Guerra in the 8th minute of play. Luís Fabiano Paraíba took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vavrinec Holub. Vavrinec Holub dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Londrina getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Emerson Porto hit a great ball. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Guerra in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Bohumir Kohout hit a great ball. After 16 played minutes, Londrina's Luís Paulo Mendes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Londrina reached it. In the 21st minute, Carlos Albuquerque ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vavrinec Holub was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Denis Dostal struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Edvaldo Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Czech Republic. In the 28th minute Luís Fabiano Paraíba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evaristo Camargo in the 29th minute of play. Luís Fabiano Paraíba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vavrinec Holub having to make a save. In the 35th match minute, Londrina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arí Nunes to maneuver through the defense. Luís Fabiano Paraíba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vavrinec Holub having to interfere. After some careless play in the Czech Republic defense, Gonçalo Guerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vavrinec Holub. The Czech Republic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vavrinec Holub should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Fabiano Paraíba in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vavrinec Holub saved Czech Republic from getting behind. After 54 minutes, Kvetoslav Janku mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Czech Republic and the Londrina players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Kvetoslav Janku got a free kick in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luís Fabiano Paraíba got free with Vavrinec Holub in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bohumir Kohout to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Gonçalo Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Czech Republic's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Luís Fabiano Paraíba scored to the left of an out of position Vavrinec Holub, making the score, 0-4. Londrina made a substitution. Sílvio Leite replaced Luís Fabiano Paraíba. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Gonçalo Guerra sped through Czech Republic's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vavrinec Holub. If Gonçalo Guerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Patrick Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonçalo Guerra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Vavrinec Holub made a huge save. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Sílvio Leite left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Londrina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Guerra in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Jaime Paiva reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vavrinec Holub. The goal made the score 0-7. After 86 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Denis Dostal. In the 88th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kvetoslav Janku to maneuver through the defense. Londrina's Luís Paulo Mendes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 89th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Vavrinec Holub but with some difficulty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonçalo Guerra got free with Vavrinec Holub in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Czech Republic fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Londrina were clearly better and deserved to take the win.