Challenge

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Perry Van Mechelen made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 2nd minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Silvério Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvério Andrade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Visti Laurnes kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noh Ning got free with Flavio Vittori in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Perry Van Mechelen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real Death Ducks'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. Silvério Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvério Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zaccheo Andolina scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvério Andrade, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Silvério Andrade 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 33rd minute. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when A.J. Smith made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Real Death Ducks's Flavio Vittori threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Primitivo Heli, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Heli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Porziano Marchitelli struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Silvério Andrade didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italy. Silvério Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvério Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Silvério Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Real Death Ducks's Georgi Kinkladze was substituted for Visti Laurnes. The wind increased when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Perry Van Mechelen 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noh Ning in the 55th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Georgi Kinkladze in the 58th minute of play. Silvério Andrade made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina sent off a good shot on target. If Porziano Marchitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Sostene Vitulli hit a great ball. If Zaccheo Andolina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvério Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Siricio Liotta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Heli in the 72nd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perry Van Mechelen, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Silvério Andrade 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 75th minute. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perry Van Mechelen in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Silvério Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Real Death Ducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by D.J. Smith to maneuver through the defense. Guiscardo Davide hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Italy's Adriano Curto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Silvério Andrade. That made the score 0-2 after 94 minutes of play. The Real Death Ducks supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Italy's performance. The match ended with a win for Italy.