Challenge

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zaccheo Andolina got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siricio Liotta to maneuver through the defense. 3 minutes into the match, Denimir Tzonkov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Italy's Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Italy's Eliseo Cutri managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mei Zhi Jun in the 7 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 9th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Denimir Tzonkov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VN BAKITO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Italy's Siricio Liotta collided with an opponent after 12 minutes. The hit was so violent that he fractured his leg. Blagoy Banovski's late challenge caught a Italy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Blagoy Banovski helped the player get up and apologised. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Siricio Liotta. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Blagoy Banovski hit a great ball. Sigfrido Auletta hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denimir Tzonkov in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 20th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th 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: 2-1. Isaac Constancio made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Denimir Tzonkov however managed to control. After 37 played minutes VN BAKITO got a freekick which was hit by Mei Zhi Jun. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 43rd minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denimir Tzonkov in the 45th minute of play. After 46 minutes, Mei Zhi Jun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VN BAKITO and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Mei Zhi Jun hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zhu Ning Ning hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Ruslan Rúklyov came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Zaccheo Andolina. But to his dismay, Zaccheo Andolina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. VN BAKITO made a substitution. Rusi Plochev replaced Isaac Constancio. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruslan Rúklyov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 76 minutes into the game, VN BAKITO's Denimir Tzonkov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavio Vittori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Porziano Marchitelli scored 3-3 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruslan Rúklyov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ruslan Rúklyov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sigfrido Auletta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-4 in the 86 minute of play. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. The VN BAKITO 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.