Challenge

Arena do Urubu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Válbson de Alcântara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 2nd minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aírton de Lima. Motta Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zaccheo Andolina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 10th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Aírton de Lima 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 Lu Ladron tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artur Sabóia got free with Flavio Vittori in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27th minute, Sigfrido Auletta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aírton de Lima was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Artur Sabóia hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Gilmar Garcia in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 41st minute of the game Gilmar Garcia made a throw-in which Artur Sabóia played forward. After a defensive mix-up in Italy's zone, Lu Ladron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal and Lu Ladron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aírton de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lu Ladron got free with Flavio Vittori in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zaccheo Andolina was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Lu Ladron put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Flavio Vittori. Gilmar Garcia made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. 59 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Válbson de Alcântara came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Motta Futebol Clube's Freddie Vennerberg quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gianpaolo Mascari, made in the 62nd minute of the game. Válbson de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Válbson de Alcântara in the 67th minute of play. Italy's attentive Eliseo Cutri managed to snatch the ball when Gilmar Garcia made a throw-in in the 70th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aírton de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aírton de Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 75th minute. Motta Futebol Clube's Aírton de Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Motta Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lu Ladron, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu Ladron in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Motta Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Aírton de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st match minute, Motta Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Sabóia to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Italy's Adriano Curto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aírton de Lima narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gilmar Garcia in the 88 minute of the game. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gilmar Garcia in the 89 minute of the game. Aírton de Lima made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Adriano Curto sent off a good shot on target. The Motta Futebol Clube 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.