Challenge

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Omar Toledo kicked off to start the match. ACF Fiorentina's Claudinei Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 11th minute of play. With an all-out effort, ACF Fiorentina's Gabriel Ascaso threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bengt-Rune Fastesson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. ACF Fiorentina were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Spain's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ciriaco Urdaspal took the corner. Gabriel Ascaso was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Bengt-Rune Fastesson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bengt-Rune Fastesson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ariel Jesus got free with Gabriel Ascaso in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Jesus in the 21st minute of play. In the 26th minute of the match Spain got a corner. ACF Fiorentina's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Omar Toledo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Claudinei Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Claudinei Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Casimiro Cresconio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 47th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Claudinei Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Jesus in the 51st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adria Bielsa in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudinei Velloso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ACF Fiorentina's Godofredo Suarez was substituted for Casimiro Cresconio. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Omar Toledo in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Godofredo Suarez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Godofredo Suarez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Adria Bielsa did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Claudinei Velloso 61 minutes into the match. ACF Fiorentina's Maximino Cabezon was substituted for Ariel Jesus. After some careless play in the ACF Fiorentina defense, Adria Bielsa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudinei Velloso. The ACF Fiorentina fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudinei Velloso should have stopped the shot. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. In the 70th minute of the match, Adria Bielsa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Claudinei Velloso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 71st minute, Horia Anisie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carles Cherro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Claudinei Velloso made a huge save. Claudinei Velloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carles Cherro in the 75th minute. ACF Fiorentina's Claudinei Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 78th minute of play. When Godofredo Suarez came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the ACF Fiorentina fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Godofredo Suarez couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 81st minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Claudinei Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute David Aranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudinei Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Spain's Adria Bielsa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Claudinei Velloso. Claudinei Velloso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godofredo Suarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Claudinei Velloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carles Cherro. Spain's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.