Challenge

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Santa Lucia de Merlo's Polo Quinteros 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. Aldo Hartzs short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Flavio Vittori to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Santa Lucia de Merlo booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gomberto Picozzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Polo Quinteros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 8th minute of play forced Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalie prevented a goal. 10 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Hartz came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 19th minute. Florentino Herauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siricio Liotta in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Santa Lucia de Merlo'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. At last the ball reached Gianpaolo Mascari at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Santa Lucia de Merlo. 0-1. Alvaro Llorienzo made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Siricio Liotta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Florentino Herauso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 minutes Santa Lucia de Merlo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. Sigfrido Auletta made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso managed to reach the ball for a save. Deodato Magliozzi hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Alvaro Llorienzo made a throw-in in the 47th minute of the game.

Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. M. Agus Young replaced Polo Quinteros. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Florentino Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Italy defense, M. Agus Young kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when M. Agus Young came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliseo Cutri hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. A collision led to Santa Lucia de Merlo getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Bosse Spendrup hit a great ball. Sigfrido Auletta struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Florentino Herauso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italy. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Eliseo Cutri with Gianpaolo Mascari as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Florentino Herauso 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 68th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Alvaro Llorienzo in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso 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. Florentino Herauso 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 77th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Italy defense, M. Agus Young kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Florentino Herauso didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Italy's Adriano Curto shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Santa Lucia de Merlo succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Italy had controlled the match.