Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Duarte de Castro made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thiago Motta during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thiago Motta kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Gigio Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Galiceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eric Galiceanu in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigio Buffon saved U21 Brazil from getting behind. After some careless play in the U21 Brazil defense, Carl Tempel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gigio Buffon. The U21 Brazil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gigio Buffon should have stopped the shot. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind EC AliensCrazy 2023's goalkeeper Victor Carneiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of EC AliensCrazy 2023 booed when U21 Brazil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thiago Motta didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Victor Carneiro managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when U21 Brazil's Duarte de Castro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 22 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Thiago Motta. Gigio Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Zagrodny, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Gigio Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carl Tempel's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duarte de Castro got free with Victor Carneiro in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Victor Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the game, Johannes Engman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EC AliensCrazy 2023's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Brazil the free kick. 43 minutes into the game, one of EC AliensCrazy 2023:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 44 minutes, U21 Brazil's Guilherme Souza got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Victor Carneiro. Guilherme Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victor Carneiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guilherme Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guilherme Souza in the 47th minute of play forced EC AliensCrazy 2023's goalkeeper Victor Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

A hard shot 51 in the game by Carl Tempel from a close distance when the talented Gigio Buffon managed to make a qualified save. U21 Brazil's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carl Tempel got free with Gigio Buffon in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 60 minutes into the game, Guilherme Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Victor Carneiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Brazil's Cláudio Favoretto was substituted for Zé Bala. EC AliensCrazy 2023's Victor Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elói Alcântara in the 64th minute of play. U21 Brazil's Gigio Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Brazil from getting a goal against them. Victor Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elói Alcântara in the 73rd minute of play. Gigio Buffon made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Raivo Ratas sent off a good shot on target. Gigio Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominik Zagrodny in the 78th minute of the match. After 81 minutes of play, U21 Brazil's Elói Alcântara made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 86 minutes into the match, EC AliensCrazy 2023's goal looked a bit too open when Elói Alcântara came free, but Victor Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Jano Moreira. Victor Carneiro 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 93rd minute. Anders Röd struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Gigio Buffon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EC AliensCrazy 2023. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. U21 Brazil were victorious despite being under pressure from EC AliensCrazy 2023 for much of the match.