Challenge

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benito Raphael made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Liviu Gogu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Flavio Vittori was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cheng Zhan Sheng showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Benito Raphael tried to sneak it across the goal line. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 15th minute of play. After 17 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Costin Jecu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Costin Jecu 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 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ireno Peon in the 23rd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Liviu Gogu scored to the left of an out of position Flavio Vittori, making the score, 2-1. Zaccheo Andolina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benito Raphael could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Benito Raphael recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Costin Jecu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Gogu in the 42nd minute of the match. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Șerban Antim in the 44th minute of play. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Mihăiţă Vâtcu made a throw-in in the 47th minute of the game.

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. 52 minutes into the match, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s goalkeeper Costin Jecu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Raphael in the 58th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Gogu in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Gogu in the 62nd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute of the match Italy got a corner. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'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. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Sostene Vitulli hit a great ball. If Benito Raphael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Benito Raphael took the ball and in the 79 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 4-1. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 82nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Benito Raphael put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. 87 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Benito Raphael came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Italy's zone, Cheng Zhan Sheng stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal and Cheng Zhan Sheng tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Costin Jecu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Curto in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the game, Mihăiţă Vâtcu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Sostene Vitulli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Adriano Curto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Adriano Curto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Costin Jecu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Costin Jecu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Curto in the 95th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.