Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zaccheo Andolina took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucian Dărăscu in the 11th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute FC Kolanijo were awarded a corner. Raimond Reitalu went to the cornerflag to take it. Roman Pietrasz was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Porziano Marchitelli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Porziano Marchitelli really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Dărăscu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 minutes Italy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Raimond Reitalu who took care of the corner kick. In the 23rd of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Roman Pietrasz got in the way and made a wonderful save. 25 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Pietrasz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roman Pietrasz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Pietrasz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Roman Pietrasz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Pietrasz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zaccheo Andolina's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Italy were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after FC Kolanijo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. The supporters of Italy booed when FC Kolanijo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulryk Mikulski 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 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucian Dărăscu to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Lucian Dărăscu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kolanijo's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucian Dărăscu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavio Vittori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sigfrido Auletta scored 3-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roman Pietrasz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 68 minutes into the match, FC Kolanijo's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Roman Pietrasz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Lucian Dărăscu notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Italy's Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Roman Pietrasz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Pietrasz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 74th minute of the match. Lucian Dărăscu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Vittori having to make a save. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucian Dărăscu in the 76th minute. Lucian Dărăscu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Flavio Vittori came out and tried to block the shot, but Lucian Dărăscu slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 79th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Italy's zone, Lucian Dărăscu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal and Lucian Dărăscu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guiscardo Davide's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roman Pietrasz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Guiscardo Davide might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Pietrasz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guiscardo Davide ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes into the match, FC Kolanijo's goal looked a bit too open when Guiscardo Davide came free, but Roman Pietrasz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucian Dărăscu in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Curto in the 94th minute of play forced FC Kolanijo's goalkeeper Roman Pietrasz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Kolanijo for a fine match.