Challenge

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Traian Brăiloiu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Felix Leahu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zaccheo Andolina went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Zhuo Yang Lang made in the 10th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodri Gol in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Siricio Liotta 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: 0-2. 21 minutes into the match, F.C. YKE's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Felix Leahu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C. YKE's Felix Leahu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 25th minute of play. Felix Leahu came out of the goal in the 25th 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 0-3. Felix Leahu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Felix Leahu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Traian Brăiloiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. F.C. YKE's Felix Leahu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 41st minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Remus Gavruță in the 43rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zaccheo Andolina was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 51st minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Felix Leahu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Leahu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute Samet Ağar 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 61st minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Felix Leahu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Leahu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 63rd minute of play. Remus Gavruță'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. Remus Gavruță helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to F.C. YKE getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Remus Gavruță hit a great ball. When Italy's Sigfrido Auletta in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. YKE's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, F.C. YKE's Felix Leahu got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felix Leahu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. After 81 minutes, Duman Enginsoy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. YKE and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. A hard shot 85 in the game by Adriano Curto from a close distance when the talented Felix Leahu managed to make a qualified save. F.C. YKE's players were relieved. In the 86th minute of the match, Siricio Liotta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Felix Leahu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 88th minute, Italy's Siricio Liotta dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. In the 92nd minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Leahu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Leahu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Curto in the 95th minute of play. Italy's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.