Challenge

Am Sportzentrum
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Murilo Barros Rosa took the kick off in the first half of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's goal looked a bit too open when Murilo Barros Rosa came free, but Paul Heyckendorf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kurt Ahrem's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Heitor Paim Belluci firmly grabbed it by the left post. Kurt Ahrem came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Heitor Paim Belluci could save by the left post. The corner ended in Alex Mansilha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brazil's Heitor Paim Belluci did a great save. Simon Beuke made in the 18th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kurt Ahrem immediately put the ball in play. The throw-in from Simon Beuke in the 20th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Brazil's Ivo Reis Quadros. With a little luck, Brazil's Heitor Paim Belluci got control of the ball when Alex Mansilha tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th minute Academica Pulheim were awarded a corner. Alex Mansilha went to the cornerflag to take it. 25 minutes into the game, Brazil's Murilo Barros Rosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paul Heyckendorf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Paul Heyckendorf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Paim Macedo in the 28th minute of the match. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brazil's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alex Mansilha was slow to take the kick. During this time Academica Pulheim's players had a chance to rest. Academica Pulheim's Paul Heyckendorf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danilo Aguiar Farias in the 39th minute of play. After 46 minutes of play, Brazil's Diogo Paim Macedo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Heyckendorf was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Academica Pulheim players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Brazil were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alex Mansilha to make the kick off. Brazil's Adriano Macedo Sanches managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lutz Golke in the 52 minute of the game. Paul Heyckendorf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Paz Rocha in the 58th minute of the match. Academica Pulheim's Maxime Vrints was substituted for Lutz Golke. Danilo Aguiar Farias kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Danilo Aguiar Farias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brazil's supporters rose to their feet, but Danilo Aguiar Farias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paul Heyckendorf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Paim Macedo in the 65th minute of play forced Academica Pulheim's goalkeeper Paul Heyckendorf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brazil made a substitution. Murilo Bueno Lobo replaced Diogo Paim Macedo. After a rather tough play, Academica Pulheim's Maxime Vrints got a free kick in the 68th minute. Brazil were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Academica Pulheim's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ivo Reis Quadros took the corner. In the 71st minute Brazil were awarded a corner. Ivo Reis Quadros went to the cornerflag to take it. After a defensive mix-up in Academica Pulheim's zone, Renato Belluci Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Heyckendorf came out of the goal and Renato Belluci Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 80 minutes into the match, Brazil's Danilo Aguiar Farias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Heyckendorf narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 82 played minutes Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Rios Ruiz. After 83 played minutes, Academica Pulheim's Alex Mansilha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Heitor Paim Belluci 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 Academica Pulheim reached it. 84 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's goalkeeper Paul Heyckendorf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danilo Aguiar Farias. The corner ended in Renato Belluci Rosa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Academica Pulheim's Paul Heyckendorf did a great save. With a little luck, Academica Pulheim's Paul Heyckendorf got control of the ball when Renato Pedroso Kimura tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Academica Pulheim fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Brazil were clearly better and deserved to take the win.