Challenge

The Den
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Markus Svensson started the match with the kick off. Italy's Siricio Liotta got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anders Lundqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siricio Liotta in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markus Svensson in the 9th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Markus Svensson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 14th minute, Zaccheo Andolina made a precise shot to the right of Anders Lundqvist. Golden Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 18th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Golden Lions FC's Sigvard Dahlkvist got a free kick in the 31st minute. Anders Lundqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 33rd minute of the match. Bebben Johansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Markus Svensson's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 44th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist 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.

The wind increased when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off in the second half. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Markus Svensson in the 53rd minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Svensson in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Markus Svensson 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. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Larpe in the 60th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. In the 67th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Nyström, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bebben Johansson in the 73rd minute of play. Anders Lundqvist was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Zaccheo Andolina capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zaccheo Andolina really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Loco Durazno replaced Georg Termander. Golden Lions FC's İbrahim Efe Topdemir was substituted for Markus Svensson. Golden Lions FC's Marcelo Steven was substituted for Cosme Larpe. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. A sloppy throw-in by Igor Dzierwa in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İbrahim Efe Topdemir in the 85th minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Nyström in the 88th minute of the match. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist 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 final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Italy had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.