Challenge

Vudier Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edoardo Rinaldi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Valdieri's Edoardo Rinaldi. But to his dismay, Edoardo Rinaldi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 9th minute of the game Svatopluk Capek made a throw-in which Denis Dostal played forward. After 11 minutes, Alan Rezek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Czech Republic and the Valdieri players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 11 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Alan Rezek. After 18 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Bohumir Kohout. Denis Dostal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Stefano having to interfere. Francesco Firmani's late challenge caught a Czech Republic's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francesco Firmani helped the player get up and apologised. Francesco Firmani kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After 35 minutes, Svatopluk Capek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Czech Republic and the Valdieri players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Svatopluk Capek hit a great ball. Edoardo Rinaldi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vavrinec Holub having to interfere. Vavrinec Holub made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Edoardo Rinaldi sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erik Jilek to make the kick off. In the 57th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svatopluk Capek to maneuver through the defense. After a long run with the ball, Alberto Andreola did a trick in the 59th minute in front of Czech Republic's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 3-0. An impressive performance by Valdieri's Alberto Andreola! Denis Dostal kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Rinaldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 76th match minute, Valdieri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Andreola to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 90 minutes, Edoardo Rinaldi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valdieri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edoardo Rinaldi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Valdieri fans cheered their team off the field, for while Czech Republic had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.