Challenge

Maracanã Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Murilo Barros Rosa started the match with the kick off. Zé Roberto Teixeira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Murilo Barros Rosa in the 5th minute. Murilo Barros Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Zé Roberto Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the game, Stelian Murgu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Heitor Paim Belluci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Heitor Paim Belluci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Guisla in the 14th minute of play. Zé Roberto Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Paim Macedo in the 16th minute of play. With a little luck, Playa Malvín's Zé Roberto Teixeira got control of the ball when Diogo Paim Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Stelian Murgu came free, but Heitor Paim Belluci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Brazil's Alexandre Paz Rocha, in the 20th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Brazil. Zé Roberto Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Paim Macedo in the 23rd minute of play. Zé Roberto Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Aguiar Farias in the 28th minute of the match. Heitor Paim Belluci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stelian Murgu, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Zé Roberto Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Paz Rocha in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Murgu in the 35th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Heitor Paim Belluci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Diogo Paim Macedo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michael Guisla to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Diogo Paim Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Roberto Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Roberto Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Paim Macedo in the 55th minute of play. Zé Roberto Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Paz Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute Alexandre Paz Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Roberto Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stelian Murgu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Heitor Paim Belluci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Playa Malvín's Niva Espellosa was substituted for Jabier Igual. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Stamen Tekeliev replaced Sandu Mândrilă. Brazil made a substitution. Murilo Bueno Lobo replaced Diogo Paim Macedo. 70 minutes into the game, Stamen Tekeliev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Playa Malvín's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brazil the free kick. A collision led to Playa Malvín getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Stamen Tekeliev hit a great ball. Brazil's Renato Belluci Rosa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Josu Onez, made in the 76th minute of the game. In the 77th minute, Murilo Bueno Lobo made a precise shot to the right of Zé Roberto Teixeira. Playa Malvín's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Renato Pedroso Kimura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Roberto Teixeira having to interfere. Heitor Paim Belluci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niva Espellosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Aguiar Farias came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Brazil's goalkeeper Heitor Paim Belluci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niva Espellosa. When the referee ended the match the Brazil players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.