Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felipe van Basten took the kick off in the first half of the match. U21 Brazil's Gigio Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe van Basten in the 6th minute of play. Fabiano Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Souza in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute of the match U21 Brazil got a corner. Qjos MiLLano's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Thiago Motta ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Duarte de Castro managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Guilherme Souza struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Fabiano Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Brazil. Murdock Sinden kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Fabiano Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Guilherme Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Fabiano Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Qjos MiLLano's goalkeeper Fabiano Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duarte de Castro. The audience thought a goal was coming when Duarte de Castro got free with Fabiano Saldanha in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thiago Motta made a great header on U21 Brazil's corner, it was just that Qjos MiLLano's Fabiano Saldanha managed to reach the ball for a save. After 32 played minutes Guilherme Souza rounded Qjos MiLLano's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. After 35 minutes, Murdock Sinden mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Qjos MiLLano and the U21 Brazil players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 35 played minutes Qjos MiLLano got a freekick which was hit by Murdock Sinden. Guilherme Souza took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabiano Saldanha. Fabiano Saldanha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 41 minutes into the match, Qjos MiLLano's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme Souza came free, but Fabiano Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Guilherme Souza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabiano Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Duarte de Castro to strike the kick off in the second half. Fabiano Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guilherme Souza in the 54th minute of the match. Luiz Fabiano Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Qjos MiLLano made a substitution. 孙真星 replaced 顾竞骏. After 56 played minutes Qjos MiLLano got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fabiano Soares. If Guilherme Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fabiano Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duarte de Castro in the 62nd minute of the match. If Felipe van Basten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Kléberson Mazza replaced Duarte de Castro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Leiva during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Qjos MiLLano getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tomás Leiva hit a great ball. Elói Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Saldanha having to interfere. Cláudio Favoretto charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cláudio Favoretto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Qjos MiLLano booed when U21 Brazil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cláudio Favoretto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felipe van Basten in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gigio Buffon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Elói Alcântara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of U21 Brazil booed when Qjos MiLLano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobiasz Winograd didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Kléberson Mazza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Brazil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kléberson Mazza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabiano Saldanha 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. There was no doubt that U21 Brazil were the better team. U21 Brazil's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.