National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) 7 minutes into the game, Thierry Auroy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dida Martins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 14 minutes into the match, Brazil's Benjamin da Fonseca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christophe Pourre narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 18 minutes of play, Brazil's Benjamin da Fonseca made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christophe Pourre was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin da Fonseca in the 23rd minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Christophe Pourre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Benjamin da Fonseca made a precise shot to the right of Christophe Pourre. France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jocelyn Care in the 35th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Dida Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jocelyn Care in the 38th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Dida Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Thierry Auroy came free, but Dida Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

With a little luck, Brazil's Dida Martins got control of the ball when Réda Kolb tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dida Martins made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Taillade in the 54th minute. Christophe Pourre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Christophe Pourre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 55th minute of play. Celsinho Vidal hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Christophe Pourre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 63rd minute of play. Dida Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Réda Kolb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Réda Kolb struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Dida Martins didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. Brazil made a substitution. Rodriguinho Linhares replaced Acácio da Cunha. France's Jonas Daguenet was substituted for Diego Farges. France made a substitution. Bruno Marceau replaced Thierry Auroy. France's Harold Combettes was substituted for Réda Kolb. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Marceau in the 71st minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Dida Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Martins made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Bruno Marceau sent off a good shot on target. Dida Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harold Combettes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Róbson Eger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christophe Pourre was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 83rd minute Róbson Eger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Pourre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Marceau scored 2-3 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dida Martins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 89 minutes into the game, Constantin Allio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Brazil's Ronaldão Mattos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ronaldão Mattos kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Brazil's goalkeeper Dida Martins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bruno Marceau. Dida Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jocelyn Care in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched France eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.