Challenge

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, Siricio Liotta notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Racing Miami Futbol Club's Jarrod Leary. Jarrod Leary was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jarrod Leary showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siricio Liotta in the 9th minute of the match. Porziano Marchitelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarrod Leary having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Alexis Hoover in the 12th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. 16 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Jarrod Leary reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Swanson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Vittori having to interfere. Porziano Marchitelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarrod Leary having to interfere. Sigfrido Auletta took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jarrod Leary. Jarrod Leary dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodney Hagen got free with Flavio Vittori in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 40 minutes into the match, Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodney Hagen. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Siricio Liotta hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Gomberto Picozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Xu Yuan Lin was substituted for Rodney Hagen. Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Vittori having to make a save. After the first half Italy were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Truman Crockett to strike the kick off in the second half. Jarrod Leary took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Porziano Marchitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 61 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaccheo Andolina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute, Siricio Liotta fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 67th minute, Porziano Marchitelli 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. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Chance Adams was substituted for Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chance Adams in the 69th minute of the match. Romeo Zeigler charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romeo Zeigler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Romeo Zeigler got a free kick in the 70th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Chance Adams came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Racing Miami Futbol Club getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Romeo Zeigler hit a great ball. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. 87 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Chance Adams came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Truman Crockett, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The throw-in from Alexis Hoover in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Italy's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.