Challenge

Estadio Challacó
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fulgencio Gartzi started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zena Busacca to maneuver through the defense. When Gomberto Picozzi fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Italy's protests and gave Gomberto Picozzi a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the Challacó defense, Sigfrido Auletta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Timoteo Gines. The Challacó fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Timoteo Gines should have stopped the shot. After 12 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Timoteo Gines was left in no man's land by his defense there! Italy were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Challacó's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. 19 minutes into the match, Challacó's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Timoteo Gines reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Placido Llanos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute Fulgencio Gartzi 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. The Italy fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Italy's Sigfrido Auletta looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The throw-in from Gilberto Eneas in the 37th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Timoteo Gines took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Gartzi in the 44th minute of the match. Timoteo Gines made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Timoteo Gines. Zaccheo Andolina showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Gartzi in the 56th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Challacó's Fulgencio Gartzi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Challacó's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Faiz Peng in the 63rd minute. Challacó's Faiz Peng was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Flavio Vittori in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 65th minute of play forced Challacó's goalkeeper Timoteo Gines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Challacó's goalkeeper Timoteo Gines had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sigfrido Auletta. Timoteo Gines made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 73rd minute. Faiz Peng made a great header on Challacó's corner, it was just that Italy's Flavio Vittori managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 80th minute, Gilberto Eneas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Italy booed when Challacó was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Eneas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Challacó booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Cutri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulgencio Gartzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Gartzi came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Fulgencio Gartzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Vittori was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Timoteo Gines was a little too slow when Adriano Curto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 2-5. After 95 played minutes Challacó got a freekick which was hit by Buğra Onal. When the match was over Italy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Challacó throughout the match.