Challenge

La Cucha
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Simbo FC's Miliano Sacristán 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. In the 4th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Anselmo Leocadio in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miliano Sacristán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Simbo FC's Miliano Sacristán slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Flavio Vittori. That made the score 1-0 after 17 minutes of play. Mías Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Anselmo Leocadio in the 21st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Miliano Sacristán sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miliano Sacristán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa 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. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Miliano Sacristán scored 2-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flavio Vittori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siricio Liotta in the 40th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zaccheo Andolina to strike the kick off in the second half. Zaccheo Andolina struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Mías Khalifa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italy. Simbo FC made a substitution. Nestor Sancho replaced Boleslaw Sidorowicz. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Piotr Ostrowski in the 61st minute of play. With an all-out effort, Italy's Mías Khalifa threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zaccheo Andolina, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mías Khalifa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 67th minute. Simbo FC's Natasha Jain was substituted for Niceto Nafarroa. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Simbo FC from getting a goal against them. Zaccheo Andolina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Mías Khalifa made a huge save. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. 86 minutes into the game, Anselmo Leocadio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Porziano Marchitelli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piotr Ostrowski in the 91st minute of play. Mías Khalifa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Curto in the 93rd minute. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Simbo FC's Piotr Ostrowski. But to his dismay, Piotr Ostrowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Simbo FC had won after a very even match.