Challenge

Est Hernando Siles
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mario Fernandino kicked off to start the match. Bolivia's Eduardo Fontirroig pulled a muscle in his leg after 5 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 5 minutes, Jorge Sá mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Morro Grande E.C and the Bolivia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bolivia's Fernando Navarro was substituted for Eduardo Fontirroig. After 6 played minutes Morro Grande E.C got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Sá. When Mario Fernandino came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Bolivia 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 Mario Fernandino couldn't finish the play. Jorginho Mazza struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Camilo Freixa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Morro Grande E.C. After 12 minutes Morro Grande E.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mario Fernandino who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Bolivia's corner Mario Fernandino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and José Pedro Abraão quite easily take care of the ball. The audience cheered when Mario Fernandino's long shot passed José Pedro Abraão's right side. It was 1-0, 13 minutes into the match. Fernando Navarro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Pedro Abraão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Alfredo Ferrant 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. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Morro Grande E.C! Jorge Sá struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Camilo Freixa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Morro Grande E.C. Camilo Freixa came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Morro Grande E.C's Ronaldinho Meira. But to his dismay, Ronaldinho Meira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Fernando Navarro's late challenge caught a Morro Grande E.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Navarro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bolivia's Fernando Navarro got a free kick in the 36th minute. Carlos Augusto Martins took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Camilo Freixa. Bolivia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the Bolivia defense, Jorginho Mazza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Camilo Freixa. The Bolivia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Camilo Freixa should have stopped the shot. Christiano Trevisan's late challenge caught a Bolivia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christiano Trevisan helped the player get up and apologised. After 45 minutes, Pedro Paulo Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Morro Grande E.C and the Bolivia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pedro Paulo Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Fernando Navarro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bolivia's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Navarro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Pedro Abraão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldinho Meira was the one to do the kick off. Alfredo Ferrant recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Alfredo Ferrant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bolivia's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfredo Ferrant was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Pedro Abraão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ronaldinho Meira kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After 68 minutes, Benito Madrid mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bolivia and the Morro Grande E.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bolivia! Camilo Freixa went to the wrong direction when Jorge Sá was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After 76 minutes of play Morro Grande E.C's Christiano Trevisan was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 76th match minute, Morro Grande E.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Trevisan to maneuver through the defense. José Pedro Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Ferrant in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Navarro in the 82nd minute of play forced Morro Grande E.C's goalkeeper José Pedro Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 85 minutes, Alfredo Ferrant managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bolivia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Ferrant was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bolivia's Camilo Freixa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Meira in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bolivia's Benito Madrid got a free kick in the 91st minute. Bolivia's Camilo Freixa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Bolivia from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the game, Morro Grande E.C's Ronaldinho Meira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Camilo Freixa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The Morro Grande E.C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Morro Grande E.C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.