Challenge

Ifood Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Italy's Zaccheo Andolina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dolfo Burgo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Onurhan in the 12th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dolfo Burgo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dolfo Burgo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Arif Onurhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Flavio Vittori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalkeeper Dolfo Burgo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dolfo Burgo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 27th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arif Onurhan got free with Flavio Vittori in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute of the match Italy got a corner. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sigfrido Auletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 36th minute, Zaccheo Andolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Zaccheo Andolina sped through Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dolfo Burgo. After 46 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Porziano Marchitelli.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Flóki Factor was the one to do the kick off. Benjamim Maia hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute Arif Onurhan 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. Gomberto Picozzi kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Horácio Couto 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. Dolfo Burgo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siricio Liotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Flóki Factor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th 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 Flóki Factor in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute of play forced Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s goalkeeper Dolfo Burgo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Siricio Liotta came up free with the goalie in the 78th 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 Siricio Liotta couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s zone, Porziano Marchitelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dolfo Burgo came out of the goal and Porziano Marchitelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flóki Factor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Italy booed when Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhou Hong Jie didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Italy's performance. The match ended with a win for Italy.