Challenge

Jazz Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco Jazz started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Jazz got a freekick which was hit by Davide Gabriele. When Spain's Omar Toledo in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jazz's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 8 minutes, David Aranda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spain's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Aranda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 11 minutes into the match, David Aranda notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Jazz's Andrea Bolognesi. Andrea Bolognesi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Joshua Hart made a great header on Jazz's corner, it was just that Spain's Gabriel Ascaso managed to reach the ball for a save. 29 minutes into the match, Jazz's goal looked a bit too open when David Aranda came free, but Andrea Bolognesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrea Bolognesi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Omar Toledo went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Omar Toledo came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Spain 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 Omar Toledo couldn't finish the play. Vittorio Mazzoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Gabriel Ascaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Ascaso was a little too slow when Marco Jazz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 1-2. The Jazz players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Spain were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Omar Toledo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andrea Bolognesi made a fantastic save in the 50th minute, when Omar Toledo sent off a good shot on target. Andrea Bolognesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adria Bielsa in the 52nd minute of the match. Vittorio Mazzoni might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Ascaso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vittorio Mazzoni ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Jazz, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 56 minutes into the game, Jazz's Marco Jazz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabriel Ascaso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Jazz's Nae Preda was substituted for Vittorio Mazzoni. Marco Jazz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. After 66 minutes of play, Jazz's Nae Preda made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Ascaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. If David Aranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nae Preda in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Nae Preda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Gabriel Ascaso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 88 minutes into the match, Jazz's goalkeeper Andrea Bolognesi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergio Ruiz. Andrea Bolognesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Ruiz in the 91st minute of the match. When Nae Preda came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Jazz 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 Nae Preda couldn't finish the play. Andrea Bolognesi was a little too slow when Pau Herrero got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 96th minute. The score was now 4-3. Many of Spain's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Spain may have spent more time on the ball, but Jazz were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.