Challenge

Adriatico Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Loco Palermo got the match started through his kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Deodato Magliozzi in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Montesacro FC's Mathias Almeyda. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deodato Magliozzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 8th minute of play forced Montesacro FC's goalkeeper Giacomo Casanova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giacomo Casanova 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. In the 12th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. 17 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Giacomo Casanova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 20th minute of play. A collision led to Montesacro FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Mathias Almeyda hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute of the match Italy got a corner. Montesacro FC'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. Sigfrido Auletta made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deodato Magliozzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Anthony Del Gatto threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Siricio Liotta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Giacomo Casanova 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. Giacomo Casanova didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zaccheo Andolina went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 42nd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giacomo Casanova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Porziano Marchitelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. The supporters of Italy booed when Montesacro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Almeyda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anthony Del Gatto made in the 58th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eraldo Di Filippo. Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 59th minute of play. When Zena Busacca fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Italy's protests and gave Zena Busacca a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Italy's Zena Busacca got a free kick in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 69th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giacomo Casanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rdth minute of the game Zaccheo Andolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anthony Del Gatto kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. If Zaccheo Andolina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eraldo Di Filippo might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Vittori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eraldo Di Filippo ran back to his position shaking his head. Giacomo Casanova made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 80th minute. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 91st minute of the match. During the 92nd minute of the match Zena Busacca completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zena Busacca a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 94 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Zena Busacca. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Italy had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.