Challenge

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerim Altunbaş, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Riccardo Hofer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Kerim Altunbaş took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 14th minute of play forced Ciruel Team's goalkeeper Riccardo Hofer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Riccardo Hofer 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 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Ciruel Team's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Riccardo Hofer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22ndth minute of the game Kerim Altunbaş who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Italy's Flavio Vittori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Julio Roca was slow to take the kick. During this time Ciruel Team's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 28th minute of play forced Ciruel Team's goalkeeper Riccardo Hofer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Riccardo Hofer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manolito Macías kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Riccardo Hofer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Sigfrido Auletta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Kerim Altunbaş's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Gianpaolo Mascari threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ciruel Team's Bogdan Zyskowski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kerim Altunbaş to make the kick off. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerim Altunbaş in the 53rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Riccardo Hofer to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Ciruel Team getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Gomesano Sanz hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Ciruel Team's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Riccardo Hofer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Riccardo Hofer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ciruel Team's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. Riccardo Hofer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute of the match. Kerim Altunbaş took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Ciruel Team made a substitution. Benicio Mimica replaced Gomesano Sanz. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Kerim Altunbaş managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ciruel Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Kerim Altunbaş was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavio Vittori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Ciruel Team's Marino Bregenzer was substituted for Luar Carballeira. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Curto got free with Riccardo Hofer in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Italy played a much better game than Ciruel Team and deserved their victory. The Ciruel Team players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.