Challenge

El Coliseo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Italy's Zaccheo Andolina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pretorianos FC's goalkeeper Marciano Idacio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 7 minutes into the game, Matias Txaran threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Siricio Liotta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 11 minutes into the match, Sigfrido Auletta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marciano Idacio. Pretorianos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sigfrido Auletta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Marciano Idacio 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 17th minute. If Tostão Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Matias Txaran made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 31st minute Tostão Ceresso 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 Pretorianos FC's Santos Lauren slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Flavio Vittori. That made the score 1-1 after 37 minutes of play. In the 40th minute of the match Siricio Liotta sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marciano Idacio skillfully saved the ball. Gomberto Picozzi hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Gomberto Picozzi kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Tostão Ceresso made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute of the match Pretorianos FC got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santiago Valery ran over to the corner to take the kick. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Lauren in the 57th minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Lauren in the 58th minute of play. Flavio Vittori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santos Lauren went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. A sloppy throw-in by Nicanor Demario in the 62nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Lauren 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. Siricio Liotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 76th minute, Tostão Ceresso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pretorianos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. A collision led to Pretorianos FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Santos Lauren hit a great ball. Zaccheo Andolinas short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Marciano Idacio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Pretorianos FC's Marciano Idacio got control of the ball when Porziano Marchitelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 88 minutes Pretorianos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Siricio Liotta who took care of the corner kick. Marciano Idacio made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Adriano Curto sent off a good shot on target. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Pretorianos FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Italy for much of the match.