Rockaway Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claes Fender took the kick off in the first half of the match. Claes Fender sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claes Fender in the 6th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Six Pac FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Jack Glanselius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Six Pac FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. Jack Glanselius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 24th minute of play forced Six Pac FC's goalkeeper Jack Glanselius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Claes Fender fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Flavio Vittori, passed just outside the right post. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Flavio Vittori successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Zaccheo Andolina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jack Glanselius having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 29th minute of play forced Six Pac FC's goalkeeper Jack Glanselius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jack Glanselius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porziano Marchitelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Porziano Marchitelli took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jack Glanselius. Jack Glanselius dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 36th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jack Glanselius was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When Siricio Liotta came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Italy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Siricio Liotta couldn't finish the play. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claes Fender in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Leif Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zaccheo Andolina to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jack Glanselius narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 52nd minute of the match Italy got a corner. Six Pac 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 Six Pac FC's Jack Glanselius managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 54th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deodato Magliozzi to maneuver through the defense. Jack Glanselius made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 63rd minute of play forced Six Pac FC's goalkeeper Jack Glanselius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Six Pac FC made a substitution. Albin Wahlnäs replaced Witalis Sienkowski. In the 69th minute of the game Deodato Magliozzi made a throw-in which Porziano Marchitelli played forward. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Six Pac FC's goalkeeper Jack Glanselius, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Six Pac FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Albin Wahlnäs hit a great ball. In the 76thth minute of the game Zaccheo Andolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Six Pac FC's Jack Glanselius was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jack Glanselius. Zaccheo Andolina showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. After 90 minutes of play, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jack Glanselius was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Adriano Curto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jack Glanselius was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the match was over Italy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Six Pac FC throughout the match.
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