Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Adriano Diaz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Kléberson Leal fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's protests and gave Kléberson Leal a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Kléberson Leal hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goalkeeper Deilmison Yashin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Napapon Nasoongnearn. Deilmison Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issares Sinprasertwong in the 6th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Adriano Diaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thitichaya Plangrotewatana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Deilmison Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thepchai Raksawong in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Thailand's Peerapol Klunklin got a free kick in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otávio Meirelles in the 22nd minute of play forced U21 Thailand's goalkeeper Thitichaya Plangrotewatana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Bater Cuca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thitichaya Plangrotewatana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thitichaya Plangrotewatana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Diaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubens Tasso made a great header on ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's corner, it was just that U21 Thailand's Thitichaya Plangrotewatana managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otávio Meirelles in the 28th minute of play forced U21 Thailand's goalkeeper Thitichaya Plangrotewatana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thitichaya Plangrotewatana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Diaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, U21 Thailand's goal looked a bit too open when Bater Cuca came free, but Thitichaya Plangrotewatana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deilmison Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thepchai Raksawong in the 33rd minute of play. ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Deilmison Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thepchai Raksawong in the 35th minute of play. Kiatichai Nuntanamaneekul kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Thitichaya Plangrotewatana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otávio Meirelles in the 43rd minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 45 minutes into the game, when Durvalino de Queirós put in a rough tackle. In the 46th match minute, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durvalino de Queirós to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thepchai Raksawong to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goal looked a bit too open when Issares Sinprasertwong came free, but Deilmison Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Issares Sinprasertwong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Deilmison Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Kléberson Leal hit a great ball. Deilmison Yashin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thepchai Raksawong's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Durval Tinoco got free with Thitichaya Plangrotewatana in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute Issares Sinprasertwong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Deilmison Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deilmison Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thepchai Raksawong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Durval Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Thailand made a substitution. Aran Pookpan replaced Kamol Sinlapapong. Deilmison Yashin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thepchai Raksawong, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Birol Gezer got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 81 played minutes ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ got a freekick which was hit by Birol Gezer. When Wiitawach Sheampri came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the U21 Thailand fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wiitawach Sheampri couldn't finish the play. Kléberson Leal made in the 84th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Birol Gezer immediately put the ball in play. When Issares Sinprasertwong fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Thailand's protests and gave Issares Sinprasertwong a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, Issares Sinprasertwong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 played minutes, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's Rubens Tasso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thitichaya Plangrotewatana 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 ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ reached it. Thitichaya Plangrotewatana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bater Cuca in the 91st minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ's goal looked a bit too open when Issares Sinprasertwong came free, but Deilmison Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the ꑿ.Ꮳ. ꋪꋬℑꋬꇓ players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.