Challenge

Zagórna
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gwidon Arnista made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Eliseo Cutri threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zagórna's Tomás Figueroa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gwidon Arnista's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Flavio Vittori firmly grabbed it by the left post. 7 minutes into the match, Zagórna's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Marian Gniech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Siricio Liotta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marian Gniech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Zagórna's Marian Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 13th minute of play. Zagórna's Tomás Figueroa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eliseo Cutri in the 16 minute of the game. Marian Gniech came out of the goal in the 18th 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 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 22nd minute of play forced Zagórna's goalkeeper Marian Gniech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22ndth minute of the game Sigfrido Auletta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zagórna's Marian Gniech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute Siricio Liotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 24th minute. After taking down the ball on Italy's corner Zaccheo Andolina fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marian Gniech quite easily take care of the ball. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ertan Duman in the 27th minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marian Gniech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianpaolo Mascari in the 35th minute of play forced Zagórna's goalkeeper Marian Gniech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zagórna's Marian Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match Italy got a corner. Zagórna'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 went over the outstretched arms of Zagórna's goalie and right to Porziano Marchitelli. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Zagórna's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Ertan Duman scored 1-2 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flavio Vittori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Zagórna players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Italy were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. Jakub Miarka made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 54th minute Ertan Duman 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. Marian Gniech made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 57th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Zagórna's zone, Porziano Marchitelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marian Gniech came out of the goal and Porziano Marchitelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 65th minute of play forced Zagórna's goalkeeper Marian Gniech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zagórna's Jan Cwojdak was substituted for Edgar Maziarz. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ertan Duman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Curto got free with Marian Gniech in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Italy's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.