Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) U21 Brazil's Duarte de Castro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serge Bolado in the 3rd minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serge Bolado blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gigio Buffon having to make a save. In the 4th minute Serge Bolado 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. Xande Buffon made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Guilherme Souza sent off a good shot on target. Duarte de Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Xande Buffon made a huge save. U21 Brazil's João Pedro Arce got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, U21 Brazil's Guilherme Souza got a free kick in the 18th minute. The supporters of U21 Brazil booed when Bayern Lessa - u21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dinu Olariu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xande Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Motta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xande Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Motta in the 29th minute of the match. Gigio Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serge Bolado in the 31st minute of play. Guilherme Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Xande Buffon made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Bayern Lessa - u21's goalkeeper Xande Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duarte de Castro. Vivaldo de Castro made in the 39th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Brazil's Heintje Korte. Xande Buffon was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Guilherme Souza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Guilherme Souza really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Gigio Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serge Bolado in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Serge Bolado received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gigio Buffon came out and tried to block the shot, but Serge Bolado slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 61st minute. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Elói Alcântara replaced Guilherme Souza. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Kléberson Mazza replaced Duarte de Castro. A collision led to U21 Brazil getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Duda Mota hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serge Bolado got free with Gigio Buffon in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xande Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elói Alcântara in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Kléberson Mazza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xande Buffon was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. João Pedro Arce hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 83rd match minute, Bayern Lessa - u21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 王 江志锋 to maneuver through the defense. Xande Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Motta in the 84th minute of play. Xande Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kléberson Mazza in the 87th minute of play. Elói Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Bayern Lessa - u21 defense, Elói Alcântara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xande Buffon. The Bayern Lessa - u21 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xande Buffon should have stopped the shot. Xande Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elói Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. U21 Brazil's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.