Sunday 28 July 2013

GRECIANS GO NUTS FOR BRAZIL TRIP

Exeter City will be returning to Brazil next year-100 years after their first trip- to play a one-off commemorative match against Fluminese FC.

The fixture will take place at the Estadio das Laranjeiras in Rio De Janeiro will mark the centenary of the Grecians' South American tour, in which they became the five-time World Cup winners' first-ever opponents.

Both sides will wear replica kits from the game 100 years earlier, which finished in a 2-0 win for Brazil, and kick off with the original ball.

Guest players from other club's in Brazil will also be appearing for Fluminese as they aim to recreate the original fixture.

The date of the match will be Sunday July 20th 2014, one week after the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup takes place in the Maracana Stadium.