Challenge

El Sacro Estadio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. Remigio Ihazintu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Bonifacio Cedro made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Flavio Vittori was a little too slow when Miguel Almiron got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 13th minute, Porziano Marchitelli 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. Baltasar Sancho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Maties in the 20th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baltasar Sancho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Siricio Liotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matias Maties in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes into the game, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baltasar Sancho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Almiron in the 41st minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Miguel Almiron notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Italy's Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 52nd minute, Bonifacio Cedro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gianpaolo Mascari to maneuver through the defense. Sacro Balompié's Minja Kim was substituted for Bonifacio Cedro. Sacro Balompié's Americo Florinio was substituted for Isidoro Izel. In the 69th minute of the game Minja Kim made a throw-in which Luisito Lander played forward. A collision led to Sacro Balompié getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Israel Berenguer hit a great ball. Baltasar Sancho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 72nd minute of the match. Sacro Balompié were furious when Americo Florinio was red carded, 74 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 73rd minute, one of Sacro Balompié:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sacro Balompié. Matias Maties sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Luisito Lander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 83 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Maties came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltasar Sancho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaccheo Andolina came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Baltasar Sancho could save by the left post. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sacro Balompié's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Siricio Liotta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Adriano Curto put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Baltasar Sancho. The Sacro Balompié 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.