Challenge

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cai Yuan Yuan kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zajonc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's Zena Busacca quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tomasz Waldoch, made in the 7th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Pankracy Zajonc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th 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: 0-2. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siricio Liotta in the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Vygantas Petrošius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 39th minute of play. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Italy's Zena Busacca got a free kick in the 47th minute. The audience held their breath when Aras Görkem Kaymaz in the 49th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Flavio Vittori's left hand side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zaccheo Andolina to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the game Eliseo Cutri made a throw-in which Gianpaolo Mascari played forward. In the 57th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zajonc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zaccheo Andolina got free with Pankracy Zajonc in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sigfrido Auletta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pankracy Zajonc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 65th minute. Italy's Sigfrido Auletta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pankracy Zajonc in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Pankracy Zajonc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute. Cai Yuan Yuan took the ball and in the 72 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. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adalberto Viegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 92nd match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deodato Magliozzi to maneuver through the defense. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Curto in the 96th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Italy's Pankracy Zajonc threw himself towards the right post 96 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Adriano Curto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Adalberto Viegas hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Italy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.