Challenge

Ciudad de Ballester
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marciano Min kicked off to start the match. Flavio Vittori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marciano Min went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Zuberbühler FC's Napoleon Dziedelonis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 10th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Zuberbühler FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Napoleon Dziedelonis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Marciano Min made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Marciano Min managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zuberbühler FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marciano Min was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavio Vittori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Napoleon Dziedelonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 23rd minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Napoleon Dziedelonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marciano Min in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Flavio Vittori, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Valentin Altúnov kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Sigfrido Auletta came free in the 29th minute and tried to tip the ball over Napoleon Dziedelonis, but to the joy of Zuberbühler FC's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 32nd minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Napoleon Dziedelonis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Napoleon Dziedelonis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 32nd minute of play. Italy's Zaccheo Andolina managed to work through Zuberbühler FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Zaccheo Andolina dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. When Zaccheo Andolina came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Italy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zaccheo Andolina couldn't finish the play. Zuberbühler FC's Marciano Min got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Florentino Lastur replaced Cirilo Ebardo. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Napoleon Dziedelonis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Italy's Napoleon Dziedelonis threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zaccheo Andolina, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 57th minute of the match Italy got a corner. Zuberbühler FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sigfrido Auletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Gianpaolo Mascari almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Zuberbühler FC's Napoleon Dziedelonis did a great save. Gianpaolo Mascari scored 2-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Napoleon Dziedelonis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Lastur in the 64th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Zuberbühler FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Eugenio Gabon hit a great ball. In the 76th minute of the match Zuberbühler FC got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonathan Iruinea ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Zuberbühler FC's corner Jonathan Iruinea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Flavio Vittori quite easily take care of the ball. In the 79th match minute, Zuberbühler FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Altúnov to maneuver through the defense. Napoleon Dziedelonis was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Sigfrido Auletta. With his leg Napoleon Dziedelonis managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Italy's Zaccheo Andolina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Baumer, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Zuberbühler FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.