Challenge

Arena espartana
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Duarte de Castro made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the game, Yasar Bonnemain was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cremonese FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Brazil the free kick. Yasar Bonnemain hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Kong Gang Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte de Castro in the 6th minute of play. U21 Brazil's Gigio Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Brazil from getting a goal against them. Kong Gang Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Souza in the 13th minute of play. Kong Gang Zhan came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Brazil's Guilherme Souza. But to his dismay, Guilherme Souza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's Guilherme Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kong Gang Zhan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kong Gang Zhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guilherme Souza's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the game, Lino Valladares threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Brazil's Duda Mota quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 24 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Duda Mota. In the 25th minute, Marcus Batista made a precise shot to the right of Gigio Buffon. U21 Brazil's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Marcus Batista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Gigio Buffon made a huge save. U21 Brazil's Gigio Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afiz Cho in the 29th minute of play. After 31 minutes, Emanuel Jurgi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cremonese FC and the U21 Brazil players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Cremonese FC got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Jurgi. Guilherme Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guilherme Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Kong Gang Zhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Souza in the 37th minute of play. The corner ended in Thiago Motta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Guilherme Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Brazil's supporters rose to their feet, but Guilherme Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kong Gang Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Cremonese FC's Yasar Bonnemain got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

53 minutes into the match, Guilherme Souza notched a goal, 1-2, 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. Guilherme Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Guilherme Souza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Kong Gang Zhan made a huge save. A collision led to Cremonese FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Lino Valladares hit a great ball. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Elói Alcântara replaced Guilherme Souza. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Cláudio Favoretto replaced Zé Bala. Gigio Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Batista in the 67th minute of play. Kléberson Mazzas short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Kong Gang Zhan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Kong Gang Zhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Elói Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lino Valladares made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Brazil's Flávio Cannavaro. 75 minutes into the match, Elói Alcântara notched a goal, 1-3, 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. Cremonese FC's Kong Gang Zhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elói Alcântara in the 83rd minute of play. Marcus Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. When Heintje Korte fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Brazil's protests and gave Heintje Korte a yellow card for diving instead. Heintje Korte kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. U21 Brazil played a much better game than Cremonese FC and deserved their victory. The Cremonese FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.