Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zaccheo Andolina started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 鲁明博 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 鲁明博 was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in 【№1】Galactic Empire's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 鲁明博 came out of the goal and Zaccheo Andolina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Psotka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Paraszczuk in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, 【№1】Galactic Empire's goalkeeper 鲁明博 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. 18 minutes into the game, 袁伟昂 threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Zena Busacca quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After having played for 22 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaccheo Andolina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, 【№1】Galactic Empire's Jaromír Vencl got a free kick in the 24th minute. The long shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 24th minute really tested 鲁明博's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 26th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 鲁明博 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 鲁明博 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 33rd minute. After having played for 35 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaccheo Andolina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Paraszczuk came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Italy booed when 【№1】Galactic Empire was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. 严然诚 didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Damian Paraszczuk sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to 【№1】Galactic Empire getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Jaromír Vencl hit a great ball. 鲁明博 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 52nd minute of play. Tadeusz Psotka might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Vittori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tadeusz Psotka ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 58 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaccheo Andolina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damian Paraszczuk in the 60th minute. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tadeusz Psotka in the 62nd minute. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 鲁明博 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by 袁伟昂 in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. 鲁明博 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 严然诚 in the 74th minute of play. Porziano Marchitelli scored 1-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 鲁明博, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 【№1】Galactic Empire's Marcin Trzaskoma was substituted for 袁伟昂. Damian Paraszczuk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Zaccheo Andolina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Paraszczuk in the 89th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeusz Psotka came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, 【№1】Galactic Empire's Flavio Vittori threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tadeusz Psotka, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Flavio Vittori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damian Paraszczuk went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.