Challenge

Wolves Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Carpathian Wolves's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olimpiu Hârlău 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. Yu Feng Xi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Flavio Vittori firmly grabbed it by the left post. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihnea Ionițoiu in the 12th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Mihnea Ionițoiu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Flavio Vittori was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olimpiu Hârlău was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Leszek Pisarczyk made in the 27th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Benny Beckenbauer. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Sigfrido Auletta hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Feng Xi got free with Flavio Vittori in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Carpathian Wolves booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Cutri didn't get a good kick on the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Mihnea Ionițoiu came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olimpiu Hârlău 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 throw-in from Leszek Pisarczyk in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carpathian Wolves's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Italy's Deodato Magliozzi getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mihnea Ionițoiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Hârlău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olimpiu Hârlău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the match, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olimpiu Hârlău narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Italy were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Carpathian Wolves's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. Eliseo Cutri made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Carpathian Wolves's Olimpiu Hârlău managed to reach the ball for a save. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihnea Ionițoiu in the 59th minute of the match. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Urderean in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 64th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Olimpiu Hârlău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Hârlău 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 Romeo Ungheanu in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Feng Xi in the 70th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Carpathian Wolves's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Olimpiu Hârlău reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 75th minute of the game was made by Leszek Pisarczyk with David Trăistaru as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Carpathian Wolves's Olimpiu Hârlău played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 75th minute of play. Olimpiu Hârlău took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leszek Pisarczyk made in the 80th minute of the game a quick throw-in and David Trăistaru immediately put the ball in play. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. 86 minutes into the game, Leszek Pisarczyk threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Siricio Liotta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 89th minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Hârlău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes in the game Leszek Pisarczyk did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to David Trăistaru. The Italy players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Carpathian Wolves from taking control. The game ends in a draw.