Challenge

Rams Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Niels Vandamme'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. Siricio Liotta hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Lions United's Steve De Wilde 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. In the 14th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Cutri to maneuver through the defense. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 15th minute of play. Steve De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 18th minute of play. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Lions United's Pan Jian Yong. But to his dismay, Pan Jian Yong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After 25 played minutes Lions United got a freekick which was hit by Firmo Linde. Zaccheo Andolina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steve De Wilde having to interfere. Steve De Wilde didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zaccheo Andolina went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 34 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Pan Jian Yong came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Lions United were awarded a corner. Gao Cheng Yun went to the cornerflag to take it. 37 minutes into the match, Lions United's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Steve De Wilde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steve De Wilde 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 40th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pan Jian Yong during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lions United's Pan Jian Yong got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Lions United's Steve De Wilde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zaccheo Andolina was the one to do the kick off. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Steve De Wilde 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 54th minute. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Pan Jian Yong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lions United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Steve De Wilde 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 68th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Leon Eleazar in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Zaccheo Andolina received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Steve De Wilde came out and tried to block the shot, but Zaccheo Andolina slotted it home off the left post making it 3-3 in the 70th minute. Yetkin Müjdat made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Geert-Jan Coomans. A sloppy throw-in by Yetkin Müjdat in the 75th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Steve De Wilde 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 76th minute. After 77 minutes Lions United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 84th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Pan Jian Yong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pan Jian Yong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Curto got free with Steve De Wilde in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseo Cutri during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Despite being the better team, Italy failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.