National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, 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. Gilberto Donato started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's Gilberto Donato sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Georges Tapie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Donato in the 5th minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Georges Tapie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddy Jousset hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in U21 France's zone, Gilberto Donato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georges Tapie came out of the goal and Gilberto Donato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, U21 Brazil's Sérgio Monteiro got control of the ball when Pacôme Musso tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 18 played minutes U21 France got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Cheret. After some careless play in the U21 France defense, Gilberto Donato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Georges Tapie. The U21 France fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Georges Tapie should have stopped the shot. Gilberto Donato kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 31st minute Gilberto Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georges Tapie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georges Tapie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilberto Donato went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Donato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Georges Tapie was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. U21 Brazil were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after U21 France's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. André Sena took the corner. The corner ended in André Sena almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 France's Georges Tapie did a great save. Claudinei Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Pacôme Musso came free, but Sérgio Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Brazil's Romário Faria got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Terry Rouquier hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Gilberto Donato took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Georges Tapie. Georges Tapie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Pacôme Musso made the kick off in the second half. U21 Brazil's Sérgio Monteiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pacôme Musso in the 52nd minute of play. Sérgio Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pacôme Musso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pacôme Musso might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sérgio Monteiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pacôme Musso ran back to his position shaking his head. Sérgio Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pacôme Musso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Georges Tapie made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Gilberto Donato sent off a good shot on target. Georges Tapie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Donato in the 67th minute. 70 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Pacôme Musso came free, but Sérgio Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilberto Donato might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Georges Tapie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilberto Donato ran back to his position shaking his head. 75 minutes into the match, U21 France's goalkeeper Georges Tapie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilberto Donato. After 76 played minutes U21 France got a freekick which was hit by Maxime Michaux. U21 France made a substitution. Marc-Aurèle Chazalon replaced Bob Curt. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Hélio Bastos replaced Pedro Paulo Veiga. U21 Brazil's Frédson Leal was substituted for Romário Faria. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Hernani Toscano replaced Gilberto Donato. Hernani Toscano might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Georges Tapie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hernani Toscano ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 89th minute Hernani Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georges Tapie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Toscano in the 92nd minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Georges Tapie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blaise Poteau in the 95th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Sérgio Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

U21 Brazil's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.