Challenge

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ellis Schenck was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 6th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ellis Schenck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Zlatan BK defense, Porziano Marchitelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ellis Schenck. The Zlatan BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ellis Schenck should have stopped the shot. Porziano Marchitelli scored 0-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ellis Schenck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ellis Schenck. Zlatan BK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zaccheo Andolina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 22nd minute, Uygar Orhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ellis Schenck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ellis Schenck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 33rd minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Ellis Schenck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 40th minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ubaldo Padro's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. When Zlatan BK's Ubaldo Padro, in the 43rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Zlatan BK. The supporters of Zlatan BK booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deodato Magliozzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Ubaldo Padro made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Zlatan BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pan Guo Qian to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute Ubaldo Padro 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 having played for 60 minutes, Sigfrido Auletta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sigfrido Auletta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Steven in the 64th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Karl-Oskar Kinnman 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Zaccheo Andolina kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ellis Schenck. That made the score 0-4 in the 69 minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Steve Steven had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steve Steven was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Ellis Schenck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 82nd minute of play. With a little luck, Zlatan BK's Ellis Schenck got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Steven in the 88th minute of play. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steve Steven in the 89th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Steve Steven 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 some careless play in the Zlatan BK defense, Zaccheo Andolina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ellis Schenck. The Zlatan BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ellis Schenck should have stopped the shot. Italy's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.