Challenge

San Siro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amerigo Juliano kicked off to start the match. Borjan Golubovic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Muzzatti in the 6th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Muzzatti in the 6th minute of play. Dennis Pedrelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sreten Popovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 17 minutes Muppet FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sreten Popovic who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Serbia's corner Sreten Popovic fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dennis Pedrelli quite easily take care of the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Muppet FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sreten Popovic came free, but Dennis Pedrelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Borjan Golubovic scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis Pedrelli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alberigo Pazienza was extremely unlucky when he, in the 36th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 40 minutes into the game, Serbia's Sreten Popovic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dennis Pedrelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When Aldo Punta came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Muppet FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aldo Punta couldn't finish the play. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Fabiano Navarra capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabiano Navarra really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After 48 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Borjan Golubovic.

The wind increased when Sreten Popovic made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Navarra in the 55th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Borjan Golubovic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 64 minutes, Sreten Popovic managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Serbia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sreten Popovic was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sreten Popovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Dennis Pedrelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the game, Anfilogino Morelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Muppet FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Serbia the free kick. Anfilogino Morelli hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After 69 minutes of play, Muppet FC's Fabiano Navarra made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serbia's Drasko Rajkovic got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75th match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zivko Cvetkovic to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Borjan Golubovic hit a great ball. If Sreten Popovic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Muzzatti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberigo Pazienza might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberigo Pazienza ran back to his position shaking his head. Anfilogino Morelli got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Muppet FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Anfilogino Morelli hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladeta Jovic in the 92nd minute of play forced Muppet FC's goalkeeper Dennis Pedrelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dennis Pedrelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sreten Popovic in the 93rd minute of play. Dennis Pedrelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Borjan Golubovic in the 94th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Alberigo Pazienza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Muppet FC had won after a very even match.