Challenge

Fauna Utd Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yuri Portugal started the match with the kick off. Brazil's Rafael Machado Cardoso was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Radamel Hendrickx in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Radamel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Barros Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Portugal in the 19th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Heitor Paim Belluci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Murilo Barros Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Brazil 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 Murilo Barros Rosa couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandre Paz Rocha in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radamel Hendrickx saved Fauna Utd from getting behind. 29 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Pieterjan Anteunis came free, but Heitor Paim Belluci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heitor Paim Belluci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After 43 minutes of play, Fauna Utd's Yuri Portugal made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Heitor Paim Belluci was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexandre Paz Rocha to strike the kick off in the second half. Radamel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Paim Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radamel Hendrickx made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre Paz Rocha in the 53rd minute. Fauna Utd's Yuri Portugal got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexandre Paz Rocha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Radamel Hendrickx made a huge save. Radamel Hendrickx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Paim Macedo in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fauna Utd's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alexandre Paz Rocha was slow to take the kick. During this time Brazil's players had a chance to rest. Brazil made a substitution. Murilo Bueno Lobo replaced Diogo Paim Macedo. Pieterjan Anteunis kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Heitor Paim Belluci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yuri Portugal went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Fauna Utd's Radamel Hendrickx proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Fauna Utd from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Murilo Bueno Lobo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radamel Hendrickx was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Karel Cromefeldt hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Fauna Utd's Radamel Hendrickx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murilo Bueno Lobo in the 93rd minute of play. After 94 minutes Fauna Utd's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ivo Reis Quadros who took care of the corner kick. Brazil's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.