Challenge

Parco della Pace
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zaccheo Andolina got the match started through his kick off. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Augusto Bevilacqua sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the match, SPALLETTE RETURNS's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Marco Silvestri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Laudadio in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match, Cosimo Laudadio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Flavio Vittori saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marco Silvestri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zaccheo Andolina's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Marco Silvestri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaccheo Andolina took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Silvestri. Marco Silvestri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 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 36th minute. Porziano Marchitelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 44 minutes, Luca Pellegrini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SPALLETTE RETURNS and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Luca Pellegrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosimo Laudadio in the 47th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Zaccheo Andolina blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Silvestri having to make a save. 58 minutes into the match, SPALLETTE RETURNS's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Marco Silvestri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Silvestri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 62nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Italy defense, Cosimo Laudadio 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. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Fortunato Santone was substituted for Armando Izzo. SPALLETTE RETURNS's Luca Pellegrini managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eliseo Cutri in the 70 minute of the game. Siricio Liotta kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Augusto Bevilacqua 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. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Laudadio in the 73rd minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, SPALLETTE RETURNS's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Marco Silvestri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Silvestri 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 82nd minute. Marco Silvestri 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 84th minute. In the 90th minute, Zaccheo Andolina fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marco Silvestri, passed just outside the right post. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. SPALLETTE RETURNS succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Italy had controlled the match.