Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Duarte de Castro made the kick off which started today's match. Zé Bala made in the 2nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Duarte de Castro immediately put the ball in play. Horácio Pedroso hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. João Pedro Arce hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Tadeu Zonta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Gigio Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes in the game Horácio Pedroso did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tadeu Zonta. 詹俊 á Bø scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gigio Buffon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Wellington Phoenix's Luiz Paulo Mazza got control of the ball when Duarte de Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Duarte de Castro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Luiz Paulo Mazza skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Phoenix in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Paulo Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Souza in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when 詹俊 á Bø came free, but Gigio Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Paulo Mazza 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 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Phoenix in the 38th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 40 minutes on the clock, Luiz Fernando Tróia commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to U21 Brazil getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Flávio Cannavaro hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when 詹俊 á Bø made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 詹俊 á Bø. In the 59th 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: 1-1. João Pedro Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Luiz Paulo Mazza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. U21 Brazil's Cláudio Favoretto was substituted for Zé Bala. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Elói Alcântara replaced Guilherme Souza. In the 71st minute, Tadeu Zonta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Wellington Phoenix's Sandro Trigo got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Thiago Motta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luiz Paulo Mazza. Wellington Phoenix's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, Wellington Phoenix's 詹俊 á Bø nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigio Buffon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeu Zonta in the 84th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigio Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by 詹俊 á Bø in the 86th minute. Luiz Paulo Mazza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thiago Motta went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 96th minute, Elói Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luiz Paulo Mazza was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. U21 Brazil's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.