Challenge

Scotland Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Brereton kicked off to start the match. Waldir Fernandez scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zac O'Donnell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Scotland defense, Waldir Fernandez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. The Scotland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Higgins should have stopped the shot. In the 16th minute, Dedé Salles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A. A. SAQUAREMA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. A collision led to Scotland getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jack MacKinnon hit a great ball. A collision led to A. A. SAQUAREMA getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. André Simões hit a great ball. A collision led to Scotland getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Zac O'Donnell hit a great ball. Waldir Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes of play, A. A. SAQUAREMA's Waldir Fernandez made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 36th play minutes Waldir Fernandez shot 0-7, a short shot which went by Alexander Higgins and just under the crossbar into goal. Alexander Higgins didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when A. A. SAQUAREMA's Benjamin Brereton shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-8 in the ordered_time% minute. Alexander Higgins came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by A. A. SAQUAREMA's André Simões. But to his dismay, André Simões quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zac O'Donnell to make the kick off. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Simões in the 52nd minute of play. Fletcher Main charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fletcher Main the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th match minute, Scotland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fletcher Main to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Brereton got free with Alexander Higgins in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alexander Higgins was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benjamin Brereton showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 55 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as A. A. SAQUAREMA's Waldir Fernandez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alexander Higgins. That made the score 0-11 after 58 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamin Brereton in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexander Higgins prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A. A. SAQUAREMA's André Simões got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexander Higgins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Waldir Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Scotland defense, Benjamin Brereton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. The Scotland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Higgins should have stopped the shot. Marcelinho Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zac O'Donnell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Scotland getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Jack MacKinnon hit a great ball. The long shot by Valdo Dracena in the 76th minute really tested Alexander Higgins's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 77th minute, André Simões got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Scotland's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Dedé Salles scored to the left of an out of position Alexander Higgins, making the score, 0-13. Benjamin Brereton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Leonel Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. A. A. SAQUAREMA's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonel Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Higgins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zac O'Donnell hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Alexander Higgins was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Benjamin Brereton capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benjamin Brereton really showed his touch with that goal: 0-14. Alexander Higgins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin Brereton's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Brereton got free with Alexander Higgins in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sidnei Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A. A. SAQUAREMA played a much better game than Scotland and deserved their victory. The Scotland players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.