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National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronaldo Fenomeno started the match with the kick off. Fábio Lopez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicolas Brand came out and tried to block the shot, but Fábio Lopez slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Cris Marques hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. U21 France's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Fábio Lopez scored to the left of an out of position Nicolas Brand, making the score, 2-0. In the 18th minute Carlos Santillana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alan Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Tomasini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Ronaldo Fenomeno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Brand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fábio Lopez hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Fábio Lopez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nicolas Brand having to make a save. Fábio Lopez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Nicolas Brand made a huge save. Alan Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samir Brahmi in the 37th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's Fábio Lopez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicolas Brand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

U21 France's Nicolas Brand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Lopez in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the match U21 Brazil got a corner. U21 France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfredinho de Alcântara ran over to the corner to take the kick. A sloppy throw-in by Raoul Segui in the 57th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Brazil's Vitório Salgado. U21 Brazil's Vágner Souto was substituted for Rubinho Alvarenga. U21 Brazil's Válter Valadares was substituted for Fábio Lopez. A collision led to U21 France getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Pierrick Leal hit a great ball. Válter Valadares struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Nicolas Brand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Brazil. Ronaldo Fenomeno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Brand having to interfere. U21 France made a substitution. Jean Pasco replaced Isaac Tomasini. U21 France made a substitution. Roberto Baggio replaced Carlos Santillana. U21 Brazil's Samuel Brasil was substituted for Cristian Matorin. In the 77th minute, Válter Valadares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Brand was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 France's goalkeeper Nicolas Brand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Válter Valadares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Brand. U21 France's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Válter Valadares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Nicolas Brand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válter Valadares in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, U21 France's goal looked a bit too open when Válter Valadares came free, but Nicolas Brand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolas Brand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Nicolas Brand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Vitório Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Nicolas Brand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Válter Valadares in the 95th minute of the match. U21 Brazil were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of U21 France for a fine match.