Challenge

Eddie the Head Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Zaccheo Andolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank McLintock in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Vittori saved Italy from getting behind. After 11 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enéas Tepedino was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 20th minute of play forced Iron Maiden Football's goalkeeper Enéas Tepedino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 21st minute of play forced Iron Maiden Football's goalkeeper Enéas Tepedino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Iron Maiden Football's Ahmet Nasir Nesefi got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enéas Tepedino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enéas Tepedino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siricio Liotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marco Mendes in the 33rd minute. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank McLintock in the 35th minute of the match. Zaccheo Andolina took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Enéas Tepedino. Enéas Tepedino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Italy's Sigfrido Auletta got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Enéas Tepedino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siricio Liotta in the 41st minute of play. Enéas Tepedino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Duda Velloso came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zaccheo Andolina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Gianpaolo Mascari in the 58th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Iron Maiden Football's Matias Jax. In the 59th match minute, Iron Maiden Football was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Jax to maneuver through the defense. If Duda Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iron Maiden Football's Aníbal Leal was substituted for Frank McLintock. In the 76th minute Marco Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauro Inocente kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Italy's Sigfrido Auletta couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 80th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Iron Maiden Football. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duda Velloso in the 82nd minute of play. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kartal Onural was slow to take the kick. During this time Iron Maiden Football's players had a chance to rest. Iron Maiden Football's Kartal Onural was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Flavio Vittori in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Enéas Tepedino successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Adriano Curto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enéas Tepedino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. 97 minutes into the game, Iron Maiden Football's Aníbal Leal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavio Vittori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Italy's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.