Challenge

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zaccheo Andolina got the match started through his kick off. With 3 minutes on the clock, Cacá Corona commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 3 minutes into the game, one of ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Sigfrido Auletta scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Di Xuan Zhan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute of the match Italy got a corner. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ'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 Porziano Marchitelli almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Di Xuan Zhan did a great save. 20 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Di Xuan Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Di Xuan Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zaccheo Andolina spun around in front of the goal 22 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal. 29 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Di Xuan Zhan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Di Xuan Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Di Xuan Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porziano Marchitelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yu Ting made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. 45 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Di Xuan Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Oliver Bogren in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. After the first half Italy were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Besim Vecdet to strike the kick off in the second half. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Besim Vecdet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaccheo Andolina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Di Xuan Zhan made a huge save. Zaccheo Andolina blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Di Xuan Zhan having to make a save. After having played for 58 minutes, Siricio Liotta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Siricio Liotta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Fotis Theofilopoulos was substituted for Andrzej Gorgoń. Di Xuan Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 62nd minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Di Xuan Zhan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 66th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Di Xuan Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Besim Vecdet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Italy booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stasio Plachetka didn't get a good kick on the ball. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ made a substitution. Ibn Serkan replaced Oliver Bogren. In the 77th minute, Stasio Plachetka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Di Xuan Zhan saved ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ from getting behind. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. 91 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Vecdet came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Yu Ting, made in the 92nd minute of the game. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Italy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.