National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Colombia's Procopio Nembro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Procopio Nembro in the 3rd minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Moisés Cosme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xurde Villaren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmyr Marquez in the 8th minute of the match. Moisés Cosme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Procopio Nembro in the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Procopio Nembro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moisés Cosme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13thth minute of the game José Paulo Mota who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Xurde Villaren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Moisés Cosme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tavio Tudela in the 19th minute of play. Xurde Villaren was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Cipriano Viana capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cipriano Viana really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Walmyr Marquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Xurde Villaren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moisés Cosme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Estebe Barja went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 36 minutes into the match, José Paulo Mota had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xurde Villaren. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Paulo Mota was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When Colombia's Tavio Tudela in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brazil's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Colombia's Xurde Villaren got control of the ball when Cipriano Viana tried to sneak it across the goal line. Brazil were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tostão Nogueira took the corner. 45 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Tavio Tudela came free, but Moisés Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Procopio Nembro in the 47th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Moisés Cosme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
The wind increased when José Paulo Mota made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tavio Tudela in the 50th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Moisés Cosme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the game, Kauan Toledo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Lobo Nava quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Colombia's Tavio Tudela got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brazil's Moisés Cosme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Brazil from getting a goal against them. 58 minutes into the match, José Paulo Mota notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Colombia's Xurde Villaren. Xurde Villaren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 69th minute Walmyr Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xurde Villaren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the game, Brazil's Walmyr Marquez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xurde Villaren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Brazil made a substitution. Ryan Giggs replaced Cipriano Viana. Brazil's Evaristo Guerra was substituted for Walmyr Marquez. Brazil's Ian Braga was substituted for Renan Pinheiro. 75 minutes into the match, Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Tavio Tudela came free, but Moisés Cosme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes in the game, Tavio Tudela dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Colombia made a substitution. Tono Alcala replaced Procopio Nembro. In the 81st minute, João Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Tavio Tudela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Tavio Tudela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Moisés Cosme breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 87th minute, Ryan Giggs made a precise shot to the right of Xurde Villaren. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. 90 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Mota came free, but Xurde Villaren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Tono Alcala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Moisés Cosme was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tostão Nogueira was slow to take the kick. During this time Brazil's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Ryan Giggs managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Brazil's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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