Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rebelution's goalkeeper Agustín Rossi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 8 minutes, Sigfrido Auletta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sigfrido Auletta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Agustín Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agustín Rossi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Camilo Leocadio made in the 17th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Rodolfo Indartsu immediately put the ball in play. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Guib in the 20th minute of the match. Dario Guib could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. In the 29th minute Americo Frascuelo 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. Agustín Rossi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zaccheo Andolina's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Americo Frascuelo sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rebelution's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. In the 41st minute Porziano Marchitelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustín Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Rebelution's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Sigfrido Auletta got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Agustín Rossi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dario Guib stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Siricio Liotta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Agustín Rossi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute of the game Camilo Leocadio made a throw-in which Marcos Richie played forward. Agustín Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 57th minute of the match. Zaccheo Andolina in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Agustín Rossi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Porziano Marchitelli hit a great ball. Rebelution's Luisito Tiniebra was substituted for Rodolfo Indartsu. Rebelution's Chiquito Flores was substituted for Americo Frascuelo. Porziano Marchitelli kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Oliver Petersson took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori 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. Agustín Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Sigfrido Auletta 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. 72 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agustín Rossi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Leandro Mattin fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rebelution's protests and gave Leandro Mattin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 74th minute, Leandro Mattin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Rebelution fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Rebelution's Oliver Petersson 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rebelution's Oliver Petersson got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Tiniebra in the 85th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luisito Tiniebra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oliver Petersson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Italy players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rebelution.