Challenge

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 3rd minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Nicolás Tauber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's attentive Porziano Marchitelli managed to snatch the ball when Tomasz Waldoch made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nicolás Tauber. Nicolás Tauber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 18th minute of play. 24 minutes in the game, Sigfrido Auletta 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. When Italy's Sigfrido Auletta in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MZ Fénix's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Italy booed when MZ Fénix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomasz Waldoch didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Italy booed when MZ Fénix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vygantas Petrošius didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Flavio Vittori managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 37 minutes of play, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Vittori was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nicolás Tauber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Nicolás Tauber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cai Yuan Yuan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. MZ Fénix's Nicolás Tauber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 60th minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolás Tauber. Nicolás Tauber dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Vygantas Petrošius hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. When Zaccheo Andolina came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Italy 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 Zaccheo Andolina couldn't finish the play. 81 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Adalberto Viegas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adalberto Viegas in the 83rd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Adalberto Viegas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Flavio Vittori was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. MZ Fénix made a substitution. Vladimiro Granja replaced Alexandre Valido. 89 minutes in the game Deodato Magliozzi did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Porziano Marchitelli. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Nicolás Tauber, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Italy defense, Adalberto Viegas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot.