Challenge

Goodfellas Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Luís Gustavo de Amaral made the kick off and thus started the match. After 6 minutes FC Goodfellas'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. In the 13th minute Jesus Frisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th match minute, FC Goodfellas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dilmen Parshan to maneuver through the defense. Porziano Marchitelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaroslaw Komanski having to interfere. In the 21st minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaroslaw Komanski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jesus Frisco got free with Flavio Vittori in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaroslaw Komanski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute of play. Dilmen Parshan got a throw-in 35 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Çelikan Unan. Jesus Frisco'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. Jesus Frisco came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Flavio Vittori could save by the left post. In the 44th minute, Dilmen Parshan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 46 played minutes FC Goodfellas got a freekick which was hit by Aabel Aibast. Jaroslaw Komanski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaroslaw Komanski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. After 54 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Cutri. After having played for 55 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaccheo Andolina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Gustavo de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Jaroslaw Komanski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaroslaw Komanski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gomberto Picozzi charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gomberto Picozzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. FC Goodfellas's Hubert Pentjärv was substituted for Luís Gustavo de Amaral. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of Italy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Goodfellas:s goal. In the 67th minute there was a penalty for FC Goodfellas. Jesus Frisco stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Flavio Vittori. 1-0. After a rather tough play, FC Goodfellas's Felix Bodea got a free kick in the 75th minute. FC Goodfellas's Jaroslaw Komanski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 76th minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesus Frisco, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 86th minute, Edy Mondino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. After 88 played minutes FC Goodfellas got a freekick which was hit by Edy Mondino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Curto in the 90th minute of play forced FC Goodfellas's goalkeeper Jaroslaw Komanski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Hubert Pentjärv shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseo Cutri hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 97 minutes, Jaroslaw Komanski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Goodfellas fans cheered their team off the field, for while Italy had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.