Challenge

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erhan Ascı took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute of the game Lovis Schobel made a throw-in which Levent Itzov played forward. 5 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lemi Uğurlubey. Gothic Souls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zaccheo Andolina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Sigfrido Auletta kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Erhan Ascı scored 1-1 in the 15th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 18th minute of play forced Gothic Souls's goalkeeper Lemi Uğurlubey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erdinç Sarıalp got a throw-in 21 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Filomeno Olivos. With an all-out effort, Gothic Souls's Flavio Vittori threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lovis Schobel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lemi Uğurlubey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Erhan Ascı's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Erhan Ascı dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Flavio Vittori, 2-1. In the 45th minute, Zaccheo Andolina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erhan Ascı in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 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. Levent Itzov hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, Italy's Sigfrido Auletta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lemi Uğurlubey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. A sloppy throw-in by Erdinç Sarıalp in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Gothic Souls's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Sigfrido Auletta scored to the left of an out of position Lemi Uğurlubey, making the score, 2-3. Lemi Uğurlubey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lemi Uğurlubey saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Zaccheo Andolina came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Italy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zaccheo Andolina couldn't finish the play. Lemi Uğurlubey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 80th minute. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. In the 88th minute, Siricio Liotta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gothic Souls's Lemi Uğurlubey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Gothic Souls from getting a goal against them. A throw-in in the 95th minute of the game was made by Eliseo Cutri with Porziano Marchitelli as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The Gothic Souls fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Italy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.