Challenge

Maracanã Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Brazil's Murilo Barros Rosa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Murilo Barros Rosa got free with Zé Roberto Teixeira in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Heitor Paim Belluci came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Playa Malvín's Stamen Tekeliev. But to his dismay, Stamen Tekeliev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 19 minutes Playa Malvín's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alexandre Paz Rocha who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Brazil's Danilo Aguiar Farias getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Zé Roberto Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Paz Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Constantijn De Hond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Paz Rocha came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 33rd minute. Zé Roberto Teixeira had great luck who in the 34thth minute grab hold of the ball when Alexandre Paz Rocha from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandre Paz Rocha in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Roberto Teixeira saved Playa Malvín from getting behind. Guilherme Flores Bueno hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Tiago Rios Ruiz kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After 38 minutes of play, Playa Malvín's Stamen Tekeliev made it 0-2 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! In the 41st 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stamen Tekeliev to make the kick off. Zé Roberto Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Paz Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Playa Malvín's Stamen Tekeliev dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Paz Rocha in the 58th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Playa Malvín's Josu Onez was substituted for Sandu Mândrilă. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Quinto Ampudia replaced Stamen Tekeliev. Guilherme Flores Bueno got a throw-in 63 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Rafael Machado Cardoso. Alexandre Paz Rocha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Roberto Teixeira having to make a save. 65 minutes into the game, Alexandre Paz Rocha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Zé Roberto Teixeira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quinto Ampudia in the 70th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Heitor Paim Belluci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Playa Malvín's Zé Roberto Teixeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Pedroso Kimura in the 74th minute of play. 74 minutes in the game, Renato Pedroso Kimura dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Alvise Catapano came free with the goalkeeper in the 77th 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Murilo Bueno Lobo in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Roberto Teixeira saved Playa Malvín from getting behind. Heitor Paim Belluci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quinto Ampudia in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quinto Ampudia in the 85th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Heitor Paim Belluci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Brazil's Heitor Paim Belluci got control of the ball when Quinto Ampudia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Renato Pedroso Kimura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Roberto Teixeira having to interfere. The Brazil supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Playa Malvín's performance. The match ended with a win for Playa Malvín.