Challenge

LUXÚRIA STADIUM
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tião Vianna got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Tião Vianna was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LUXÚRIA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Serbia the free kick. In the 4th match minute, LUXÚRIA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tião Vianna to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Borjan Golubovic during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Borjan Golubovic hit a great ball. The long shot by Lino Sanches in the 6th minute really tested Zvezdan Nedeljkovic'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. Sreten Popovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yan Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sreten Popovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Yan Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sreten Popovic in the 18th minute of play. LUXÚRIA FC's Yan Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sreten Popovic in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sreten Popovic in the 22nd minute of play forced LUXÚRIA FC's goalkeeper Yan Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Zivko Cvetkovic. LUXÚRIA FC's Reginaldo Simões shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 26th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Zvezdan Nedeljkovic but with some difficulty. LUXÚRIA FC's Yan Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sreten Popovic in the 32nd minute of play. Vladeta Jovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Yan Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yan Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sreten Popovic in the 35th minute of play. Zézinho Velasco made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Denílson Peixoto. When Zivko Cvetkovic fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serbia's protests and gave Zivko Cvetkovic a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zivko Cvetkovic to maneuver through the defense. LUXÚRIA FC's Reginaldo Simões couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 39th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Serbia. After 43 minutes, Sreten Popovic mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Serbia and the LUXÚRIA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sreten Popovic took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yan Guimarães. Yan Guimarães 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.

56 minutes in the game Reginaldo Simões did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Vinícius Britto. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reginaldo Furlan during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, LUXÚRIA FC's Yan Guimarães got control of the ball when Sreten Popovic tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sreten Popovic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yan Guimarães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sreten Popovic in the 76th minute. Reginaldo Furlan got his second yellow card in the match during the 76th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Reginaldo Furlan hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Vladeta Jovic's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yan Guimarães read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. After 80 minutes of play, LUXÚRIA FC's Wiliam Gerber made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinícius Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Yan Guimarães successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sreten Popovic took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yan Guimarães. Yan Guimarães dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Vinícius Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When Sreten Popovic was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 96 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Serbia's Sreten Popovic got a free kick in the 97th minute. The Serbia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Serbia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.