Challenge

Fiorano
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Ivo Oja cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Flavio Vittori was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Gonzales in the 5th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cavallino Rampante II's Ernesto Fe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Fe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Cavallino Rampante II's Ernesto Fe. Ernesto Fe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Siricio Liotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaldo Gonzales came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 19th minute of play forced Cavallino Rampante II's goalkeeper Ernesto Fe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hu Shu Ming in the 20th minute. Hu Shu Ming recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Cirilo Eron made a throw-in in the 26th minute of the game. Siricio Liotta kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Cavallino Rampante II's Cirilo Eron shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 28th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Flavio Vittori but with some difficulty. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hu Shu Ming in the 32nd minute of play. Joaquin Matai charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquin Matai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ernesto Fe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cavallino Rampante II's goalie prevented a goal. Ernesto Fe came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Sigfrido Auletta. But to his dismay, Sigfrido Auletta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Gonzales in the 46th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

51 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Hu Shu Ming came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zaccheo Andolina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernesto Fe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zaccheo Andolina went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Ernesto Fe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 67th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cavallino Rampante II's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Fe came out of the goal and Zaccheo Andolina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cavallino Rampante II's Arnaldo Ellande was substituted for Baldomiro Domeka. Cavallino Rampante II's Yan Hui Feng was substituted for Candido Garin. 77 minutes into the match, Cavallino Rampante II's goalkeeper Ernesto Fe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sigfrido Auletta. Ernesto Fe was a little too slow when Porziano Marchitelli got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 1-5. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Arnaldo Ellande made a throw-in in the 86th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Curto got free with Ernesto Fe in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gomberto Picozzi hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Ernesto Fe was a little too slow when Adriano Curto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 1-6. 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.