Challenge

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Davut Altınpınar was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After 8 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Cutri. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Davut Altınpınar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Sílvio Luiz Vieira got a free kick in the 13th minute. Davut Altınpınar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Deodato Magliozzi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar did a great save. Sigfrido Auletta made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar managed to reach the ball for a save. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Davut Altınpınar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Zbigniew Zatorski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 26th minute Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- were awarded a corner. Mauro Quirino went to the cornerflag to take it. Italy's attentive Eliseo Cutri managed to snatch the ball when Giovani Luz made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. 32 minutes into the game, Sílvio Luiz Vieira threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sílvio Luiz Vieira, made in the 33rd minute of the game. When Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Zbigniew Zatorski in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italy's goalie prevented a goal. Davut Altınpınar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute of the match Italy got a corner. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sigfrido Auletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Sigfrido Auletta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar did a great save. Davut Altınpınar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 53rd minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Davut Altınpınar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Gabriel Peres was substituted for Mauro Quirino. Laerte Romero kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Davut Altınpınar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. The throw-in from Sílvio Luiz Vieira in the 65th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Davut Altınpınar 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 66th minute. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Davut Altınpınar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 72nd minute of play. When Zbigniew Zatorski came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- 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 Zbigniew Zatorski couldn't finish the play. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Gabriel Peres hit a great ball. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Zatorski in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Siricio Liotta fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Davut Altınpınar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adriano Curto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 92 minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zbigniew Zatorski in the 96th minute of the match. The Italy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Italy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.