Challenge

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erwin Huygens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Velez Sarsfield's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. Eliseo Cutri made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Velez Sarsfield's Erwin Huygens managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 11th minute of the match Italy got a corner. Velez Sarsfield'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. In the 18th minute, Augusto Cordario left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Velez Sarsfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Augusto Cordario could shoot a difficult shot in the 22nd minute, which Flavio Vittori however easily saved by the left post. Augusto Cordario could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. In the 35th minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erwin Huygens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erwin Huygens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's Flavio Vittori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. Filomeno Montrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Erwin Huygens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erwin Huygens was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The supporters of Italy booed when Velez Sarsfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignacio Berenguer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Cordario to make the kick off. When Augusto Cordario fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Velez Sarsfield's protests and gave Augusto Cordario a yellow card for diving instead. In the 51st minute, Augusto Cordario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnoldo Mel made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 60th minute, Javier Pinola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Erwin Huygens successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 70 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Cordario came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Sigfrido Auletta could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Erwin Huygens however easily saved by the left post. Italy were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after Velez Sarsfield's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Yiyo Bernal replaced Marcos Pacifico. Velez Sarsfield's Ago Tramp was substituted for Filomeno Montrell. Augusto Cordario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Vittori having to interfere. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. In the 85th minute Augusto Cordario 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 85th minute, Augusto Cordario made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Erwin Huygens made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Adriano Curto sent off a good shot on target. When Gaston Ávila fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Velez Sarsfield's protests and gave Gaston Ávila a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Velez Sarsfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Ávila to maneuver through the defense. Erwin Huygens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guiscardo Davide in the 95th minute of play. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Velez Sarsfield were victorious despite being under pressure from Italy for much of the match.