Challenge

Manadas Arena Park
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mamutes EC's Dave Panno 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. After 4 played minutes Mamutes EC got a freekick which was hit by Joélson Leme. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Mamutes EC's goalie and right to Zaccheo Andolina. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Mamutes EC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 11th minute of play forced Mamutes EC's goalkeeper Magno Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Dave Panno could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Flavio Vittori however easily saved by the left post. Dave Panno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Panno came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Magno Correia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Magno Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Dave Panno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Magno Correia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zaccheo Andolina went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Magno Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 29th minute of the match. Dave Panno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Magno Correia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 40th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Mamutes EC's zone, Siricio Liotta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Magno Correia came out of the goal and Siricio Liotta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zaccheo Andolina to strike the kick off in the second half. Porziano Marchitelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Magno Correia made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Panno in the 54th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Panno came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Meireles in the 58th minute of the match. Mamutes EC's Dave Panno got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by 邱邦岚, made in the 61st minute of the game. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mamutes EC's goalkeeper Magno Correia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Mamutes EC's Magno Correia got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. Magno Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 70th minute of the match. Dave Panno recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Italy booed when Mamutes EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. He Peng Zhou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Magno Correia acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 77th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sigfrido Auletta. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave Panno in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magno Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, Sigfrido Auletta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Magno Correia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Curto in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Magno Correia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Mamutes EC booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sostene Vitulli didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Italy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Mamutes EC throughout the match.