Challenge

Arena espartana
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcus Batista kicked off to start the match. Kong Gang Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte de Castro in the 2nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Guilherme Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kong Gang Zhan was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Guilherme Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 6 minutes into the match, Cremonese FC's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme Souza came free, but Kong Gang Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10thth minute of the game Guilherme Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 12 minutes, Guilherme Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Brazil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guilherme Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Guilherme Souza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kong Gang Zhan having to make a save. 14 minutes into the match, Cremonese FC's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme Souza came free, but Kong Gang Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gigio Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Batista in the 16th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guilherme Souza in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kong Gang Zhan saved Cremonese FC from getting behind. In the 20th minute, Guilherme Souza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Brazil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kong Gang Zhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guilherme Souza in the 23rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cremonese FC's zone, Guilherme Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kong Gang Zhan came out of the goal and Guilherme Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26thth minute of the game Guilherme Souza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guilherme Souza in the 28th minute of play forced Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Kong Gang Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Marcus Batista 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. Gigio Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcus Batista in the 36th minute. Kong Gang Zhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guilherme Souza's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Kong Gang Zhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guilherme Souza's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute Guilherme Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kong Gang Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Duarte de Castro to strike the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Kong Gang Zhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duarte de Castro. In the 53rd minute U21 Brazil were awarded a corner. Thiago Motta went to the cornerflag to take it. With an all-out effort, U21 Brazil's Kong Gang Zhan threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Guilherme Souza, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 56 minutes into the match, Duarte de Castro notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan. Kong Gang Zhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 59 minutes into the game, Guilherme Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Kong Gang Zhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Guilherme Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kong Gang Zhan was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Cremonese FC's Lino Valladares got a free kick in the 65th minute. Cremonese FC made a substitution. Cezary Marchlewicz replaced Felipe Lara. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Kléberson Mazza replaced Duarte de Castro. Cremonese FC's Dida Tróia was substituted for Luizinho Arce. In the 67th minute, Lino Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Brazil's Elói Alcântara got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elói Alcântara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kong Gang Zhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Marcus Batista notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of U21 Brazil's Gigio Buffon. Gigio Buffon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 80 minutes into the game, Elói Alcântara recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kong Gang Zhan. Elói Alcântara showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. Elói Alcântara took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kong Gang Zhan. Kong Gang Zhan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. Kléberson Mazza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Kong Gang Zhan made a huge save. After 94 played minutes Elói Alcântara rounded Cremonese FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-7.