Challenge

Ibarsusi Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Spartak de Txurdi's Charro Revuelta 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. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Justin Abril read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Justin Abril made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Justin Abril was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Cao Jie fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spartak de Txurdi's protests and gave Cao Jie a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Spartak de Txurdi getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Cao Jie hit a great ball. Sigfrido Auletta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22nd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justin Abril saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deodato Magliozzi in the 24th minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Justin Abril to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Justin Abril, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th minute Amund Villarreal 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. Sigfrido Auletta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 33rd minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Justin Abril to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaccheo Andolina scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Justin Abril, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amund Villarreal got free with Flavio Vittori in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Justin Abril prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Justin Abril made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 56th minute of play. Spartak de Txurdi's Amund Villarreal quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Deodato Magliozzi, made in the 67th minute of the game. After 68 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Zena Busacca. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kucandana Fastergaard in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charro Revuelta in the 74th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Siricio Liotta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Justin Abril was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Spartak de Txurdi's Lucas Vazquez was substituted for Charro Revuelta. Spartak de Txurdi made a substitution. Teofilo Elia replaced Kucandana Fastergaard. With a little luck, Spartak de Txurdi's Justin Abril got control of the ball when Adriano Curto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute, Adriano Curto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Justin Abril was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amund Villarreal, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Justin Abril showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Curto, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Italy'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.