Challenge

Stadion Ardappen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mateo Palacio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Napoleon Jajko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Zenon Roman in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 10th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Napoleon Jajko was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 20 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Napoleon Jajko was left in no man's land by his defense there! Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateo Palacio in the 23rd minute of play. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mateo Palacio in the 31st minute. 34 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Napoleon Jajko narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Czeslaw Pawlak sent off a good shot on target. Zjem Cię were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Italy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mateo Palacio took the corner. Napoleon Jajko 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 39th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Napoleon Jajko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, Zena Busacca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Italy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zjem Cię the free kick. In the 45th minute, Zena Busacca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Zenon Roman came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Thodoris Tikellis sped through Italy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. Cyprian Cwojdak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Flavio Vittori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zjem Cię made a substitution. Murillo Cedeno replaced Amador Presebal. Mateo Palacio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Vittori having to interfere. If Zaccheo Andolina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Zjem Cię's Manfred Hönisch got a free kick in the 71st minute. If Sigfrido Auletta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zenon Roman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Murillo Cedeno in the 75th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Zena Busacca. In the 78th minute of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Napoleon Jajko saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thodoris Tikellis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Adriano Curto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Napoleon Jajko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Italy's Adriano Curto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Italy had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.