Challenge

Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Porziano Marchitelli took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan Wessel. Jan Wessel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Jan Wessel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the The Underdogs defense, Sigfrido Auletta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan Wessel. The The Underdogs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan Wessel should have stopped the shot. Robin Boelens took the ball and in the 23 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 1-2. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute of the match Italy got a corner. The Underdogs'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. The corner ended in Porziano Marchitelli almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Underdogs's Jan Wessel did a great save. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 34th minute of play. Jan Wessel 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 35th minute. After 37 played minutes The Underdogs got a freekick which was hit by Frank de Boer. Jan Wessel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siricio Liotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Jan Wessel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Zaccheo Andolina 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. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dolf Schoonderwoerd to make the kick off. With a little luck, The Underdogs's Jan Wessel got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frank de Boer got a throw-in 61 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Emil Kyurpanov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 66th minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaccheo Andolina scored 1-3 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan Wessel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Underdogs's goalie prevented a goal. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 77th minute. Jan Wessel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 79th minute of the match. The supporters of The Underdogs booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Porziano Marchitelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Porziano Marchitelli kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, The Underdogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Piearres Olalla to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Frank de Boer in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 85th minute, Iustin Hațegan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Dolf Schoonderwoerd's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Adriano Curto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Jan Wessel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Curto in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jan Wessel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The The Underdogs fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Italy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.