Challenge

Continental Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Hong in the 2nd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zheng Cheng Zheng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. RB Buzău were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Italy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Moise Bădiță took the corner. Moise Bădiță made a great header on RB Buzău's corner, it was just that Italy's Flavio Vittori managed to reach the ball for a save. RB Buzău's Radu Barbălată played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 13th minute of play. After 14 minutes RB Buzău'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. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Hong in the 17th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Sigfrido Auletta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Galo van Basten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nikola Milenković made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Moise Bădiță however managed to control. Radu Barbălată took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Radu Barbălată read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Sostene Vitulli hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Nikola Milenković made in the 41st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Galo van Basten. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Hong in the 43rd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's Flavio Vittori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. The supporters of RB Buzău booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Porziano Marchitelli didn't get a good kick on the ball.

In the 51st minute, Moise Bădiță hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, RB Buzău's goalkeeper Radu Barbălată had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. RB Buzău's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Zaccheo Andolina 56 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-1. RB Buzău's Jere Ugo Peña managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gianpaolo Mascari in the 59 minute of the game. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zheng Cheng Zheng in the 64th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Zaccheo Andolina could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Radu Barbălată however easily saved by the left post. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Moise Bădiță was slow to take the kick. During this time RB Buzău's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Hong in the 73rd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RB Buzău's Radu Barbălată proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save RB Buzău from getting a goal against them. Radu Barbălată was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Porziano Marchitelli showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 75 minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Hong, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galo van Basten in the 83rd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Cheng Zheng came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. In the 96th minute, Italy's Adriano Curto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. The Italy players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.