Challenge

Diego Maradona
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lawrence Lawless showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murilo Barros Rosa in the 4th minute of the match. 9 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 Jairo Baraquiel. Descamisados CF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Raphael Mazon in the 10th minute. Descamisados CF's Lawrence Lawless played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danilo Aguiar Farias in the 13th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Murilo Barros Rosa in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lawrence Lawless saved Descamisados CF from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Aguiar Farias in the 16th minute of play forced Descamisados CF's goalkeeper Lawrence Lawless to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Descamisados CF's zone, Murilo Barros Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lawrence Lawless came out of the goal and Murilo Barros Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Brazil were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Descamisados CF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexandre Paz Rocha took the corner. The corner ended in Alexandre Paz Rocha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Descamisados CF's Lawrence Lawless did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Răica in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Heitor Paim Belluci saved Brazil from getting behind. Brazil's attentive Ivo Reis Quadros managed to snatch the ball when Arturo Salomone made a throw-in in the 38th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Jairo Baraquiel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Descamisados CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Jairo Baraquiel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Heitor Paim Belluci breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The throw-in from Arturo Salomone in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Brazil's Ivo Reis Quadros. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Murilo Barros Rosa made a kick off. Lawrence Lawless made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Murilo Barros Rosa sent off a good shot on target. In the 52nd minute of the match Brazil got a corner. Descamisados CF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alexandre Paz Rocha ran over to the corner to take the kick. 53 minutes into the game, Felix Răica was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Descamisados CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brazil the free kick. Brazil made a substitution. Renato Pedroso Kimura replaced Diogo Paim Macedo. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Descamisados CF! Heitor Paim Belluci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Baraquiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lawrence Lawless was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Renato Pedroso Kimura showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 68 minute of play. Descamisados CF's Ceferino Bakar was substituted for Jairo Baraquiel. Descamisados CF's Higinio Abalos was substituted for Primeiro Imperiale. Renato Pedroso Kimura might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lawrence Lawless. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Renato Pedroso Kimura ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 75th minute Adrian Txartiko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heitor Paim Belluci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lawrence Lawless made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Alexandre Paz Rocha sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Descamisados CF's Lawrence Lawless got control of the ball when Alexandre Paz Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 82nd minute Brazil were awarded a corner. Alexandre Paz Rocha went to the cornerflag to take it. Alexandre Paz Rocha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Lawrence Lawless made a huge save. In the 91st minute Danilo Aguiar Farias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Lawless saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heitor Paim Belluci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Txartiko in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Renato Pedroso Kimura fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Brazil played a much better game than Descamisados CF and deserved their victory. The Descamisados CF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.