Challenge

Dream Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zaccheo Andolina took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Zaccheo Andolina made a precise shot to the right of Bennvar Noobel. Seraċini Għawdxin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Victor Hugo Basso made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. After 8 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bennvar Noobel was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bennvar Noobel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Zaccheo Andolina made a precise shot to the right of Bennvar Noobel. Seraċini Għawdxin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Valdomiro Velasco 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. 20 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bennvar Noobel. Seraċini Għawdxin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zaccheo Andolina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Thanks to some nice moves Fernando Negro could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Flavio Vittori however easily saved by the left post. Bennvar Noobel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdomiro Velasco in the 27th minute of play. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Zaccheo Andolina sped through Seraċini Għawdxin's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bennvar Noobel. 31 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Song Wei Yun came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Song Wei Yun in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Andrea Pirlo 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. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Victor Hugo Basso, made in the 34th minute of the game. Seraċini Għawdxin's Bennvar Noobel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 35th minute of play. Bennvar Noobel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sigfrido Auletta's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. After 36 played minutes Seraċini Għawdxin got a freekick which was hit by Valdomiro Velasco. Bennvar Noobel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Victor Hugo Basso made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdomiro Velasco in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Bennvar Noobel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fernando Negro made a kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Sigfrido Auletta shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bennvar Noobel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 57 minutes, Victor Hugo Basso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Seraċini Għawdxin and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Victor Hugo Basso kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Negro in the 60th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Fernando Negro notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Italy's Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Pirlo in the 65th minute of play. The throw-in from Victor Hugo Basso in the 66th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Zaccheo Andolina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Bennvar Noobel made a huge save. In the 70th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bennvar Noobel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdomiro Velasco in the 71st minute of play. Sigfrido Auletta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bennvar Noobel having to interfere. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdomiro Velasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sostene Vitulli to maneuver through the defense. Bennvar Noobel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Bennvar Noobel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bennvar Noobel was out of position in the 80 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: 1-6. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. In the 85th minute, Song Wei Yun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Vittori was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-6. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Negro in the 88th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Samuel Griffin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 93rd play minutes Adriano Curto shot 2-7, a short shot which went by Bennvar Noobel and just under the crossbar into goal. When Italy's Adriano Curto in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seraċini Għawdxin's goalie prevented a goal. Italy's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.