Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes, Jeremias Velloso made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Brazil's Gigio Buffon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gigio Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Velloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Enéas Carneiro heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Gigio Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diguinho Teles, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Danone CC's goalkeeper Isaltino Couto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Pedro Arce. Isaltino Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Guilherme Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaltino Couto was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 27th minute of the game Geovanni de Alcântara made a throw-in which Fausto Senna played forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Maurício Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Danone CC's supporters rose to their feet, but Maurício Rodrigues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gigio Buffon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30th minute Fausto Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigio Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Enéas Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigio Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Albert Vulpe with Fausto Senna as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. U21 Brazil's attentive João Pedro Arce managed to snatch the ball when Albert Vulpe made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. Gigio Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diguinho Teles in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to U21 Brazil getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Duarte de Castro hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Flávio Cannavaro during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Flávio Cannavaro. 47 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Velloso came free, but Gigio Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Duarte de Castro to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Guilherme Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaltino Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute of the match, Fausto Senna tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gigio Buffon saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. U21 Brazil's Gigio Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Senna in the 58th minute of play. Isaltino Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte de Castro in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Velloso in the 62nd minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Jeremias Velloso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Danone CC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Kléberson Mazza replaced Duarte de Castro. Isaltino Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléberson Mazza in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elói Alcântara in the 72nd minute of play forced Danone CC's goalkeeper Isaltino Couto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Diguinho Teles took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Gigio Buffon to make any attempt to save it. Gigio Buffon made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Albert Vulpe sent off a good shot on target. When Danone CC's Jeremias Velloso in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Brazil's goalie prevented a goal. In the 83rd minute Fausto Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigio Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaltino Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Motta in the 84th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Elói Alcântara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaltino Couto was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Elói Alcântara put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Isaltino Couto. Danone CC made a substitution. Oséas Chaves replaced Geovanni de Alcântara. Danone CC made a substitution. Samuel McQuarrie replaced Fausto Senna. Isaltino Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Favoretto in the 90th minute of play. Gigio Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel McQuarrie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Danone CC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.