Challenge

Rauakyrve Staadion
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Legdeur in the 2nd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 3 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marko Ööpik. Armageddon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zaccheo Andolina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Marko Ööpik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Porziano Marchitelli in the 11th minute of the match. Marko Ööpik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michel Legdeur in the 13th minute. Michel Legdeur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. 25 minutes into the match, Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michel Legdeur. 27 minutes into the match, Armageddon's goal looked a bit too open when Siricio Liotta came free, but Marko Ööpik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Armageddon's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Marko Ööpik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marko Ööpik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 31st minute of the match. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Legdeur, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 41st minute, Zaccheo Andolina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Armageddon players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Italy were winning 0-2.

Armageddon's Giancarlo Antognoni was substituted for Olaf Kööp. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manole Miulescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zaccheo Andolina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Marko Ööpik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Üllar Rodin, made in the 56th minute of the game. Zaccheo Andolina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marko Ööpik having to interfere. Porziano Marchitelli came free with the goalkeeper in the 62nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marko Ööpik could save by the left post. The throw-in from Üllar Rodin in the 64th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Michel Legdeur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Legdeur in the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Kiur Uusmaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Miulescu in the 75th minute of play. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Armageddon's Marko Ööpik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Curto in the 85th minute of play. Siricio Liotta received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marko Ööpik came out and tried to block the shot, but Siricio Liotta slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 91st minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Italy eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.