Challenge

Jazz Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jazz's Marco Jazz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Bolognesi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute, Marco Jazz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Flavio Vittori. The goal made the score 1-0. After 10 played minutes Jazz got a freekick which was hit by Vittorio Mazzoni. Andrea Bolognesi 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 10th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Marco Jazz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jazz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Italy the free kick. Marco Jazz hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Jazz in the 17th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Marco Jazz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th 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. Andrea Bolognesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 26th minute of play. Andrea Bolognesi 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 31st minute. Jazz's Andrea Bolognesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 33rd minute of play. Porziano Marchitelli might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andrea Bolognesi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Porziano Marchitelli ran back to his position shaking his head. Andrea Bolognesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 41st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrea Bolognesi saved Jazz from getting behind. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. After 55 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Siricio Liotta. Jazz made a substitution. Nae Preda replaced Vittorio Mazzoni. Jazz made a substitution. Aldo Pani replaced Mai Yang Yan. After 58 played minutes Jazz got a freekick which was hit by Carmine Bellisario. 65 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Pani came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Nae Preda 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. Sigfrido Auletta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Andrea Bolognesi made a huge save. Andrea Bolognesi came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Zaccheo Andolina. But to his dismay, Zaccheo Andolina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. An unexpected shot in the 91st minute by Adriano Curto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nae Preda in the 93rd minute of the match. Andrea Bolognesi made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Guiscardo Davide sent off a good shot on target. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nae Preda in the 96th minute of play. The Jazz support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.