Challenge

Estádio Cercadinho
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cercadinho's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 8 minutes into the game, Luisinho Maciel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rogério Ceni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Cactos booed when Cercadinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dito Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurinho Trezeguet in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cercadinho's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cercadinho's Roger Vianna got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cercadinho's goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 19 minutes Cercadinho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mario Yepes who took care of the corner kick. Mario Yepes made a great header on Cactos's corner, it was just that Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Cactos's Bran Allison got control of the ball when Claudinei Pirani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cercadinho's José Paulo Mello was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 21st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When Luisinho Maciel came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Cactos 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 Luisinho Maciel couldn't finish the play. Rogério Ceni came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Cactos's Luisinho Maciel. But to his dismay, Luisinho Maciel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Bran Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Bran Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Rogério Ceni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisinho Maciel in the 32nd minute of play. Rogério Ceni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luisinho Maciel's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Bran Allison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Pirani in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Luisinho Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Izydor Domamir charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Izydor Domamir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mario Yepes took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rogério Ceni. Rogério Ceni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. After the first half Cactos were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Paulo Mello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Cactos's zone, Abdulkadir Turay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bran Allison came out of the goal and Abdulkadir Turay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Roger Vianna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bran Allison was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Bran Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The Cercadinho fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Cercadinho's José Paulo Mello looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cactos's Ricki Dresager was substituted for Luisinho Maciel. Dito Tasso made in the 60th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Claudinei Pirani however managed to control. If Maurinho Trezeguet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bran Allison stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Paulo Mello's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 71st minute Claudinei Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bran Allison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Ricki Dresager shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valiente Venezian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Bran Allison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricki Dresager in the 89th minute of play. Jonatan Valström kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Cactos's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.