Challenge

Stadio E Scida
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cristiano Chitarroni made the kick off and thus started the match. Martin Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Messias in the 7th minute of play. Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 8th minute of play. Martin Eriksson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 11th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Kroton F.C.'s Severino Messias dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Martin Eriksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siricio Liotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 24th minute Severino Messias 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. Fabrizio Vieri kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Martin Eriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes of play, Kroton F.C.'s Cristiano Chitarroni made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Vittori was left in no man's land by his defense there! Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Paolo Cannavaro made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 36th minute of the match. Sigfrido Auletta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Martin Eriksson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Cristiano Chitarroni sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Italy booed when Kroton F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camillo Pavlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Porziano Marchitelli got free with Martin Eriksson in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Kroton F.C.'s Johannes Støle in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italy's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Italy defense, Johannes Støle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot. In the 56th minute Cristiano Chitarroni 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. 59 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Porziano Marchitelli. Martin Eriksson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Porziano Marchitelli showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 59 minute of play. In the 65th minute Severino Messias 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. After taking down the ball on Kroton F.C.'s corner Veli Vefa fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Flavio Vittori quite easily take care of the ball. Veli Vefa scored 4-2 in the 66th 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. In the 70th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Eriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 75 played minutes Kroton F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Paolo Cannavaro. The throw-in from Paolo Cannavaro in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Messias in the 83rd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s Veli Vefa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. In the 88th minute, Camillo Pavlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Porziano Marchitelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Martin Eriksson made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Adriano Curto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Eriksson was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Kroton F.C. had won after a very even match.