Challenge

Madridista Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rubinho Novaes kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Rubinho Novaes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Ruben Montez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Porziano Marchitelli in the 5th minute of the match. After 6 minutes Hala Madrid Iraki FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Sigfrido Auletta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez did a great save. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genílson Carneiro in the 8th minute of play. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 11th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rubinho Novaes in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Vittori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 21st minute of play forced Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goalkeeper Ruben Montez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Montez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. André Kuipers hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez. Ruben Montez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 37 minutes Italy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mats Hermansson who took care of the corner kick. Italy's Flavio Vittori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd minute, Mats Hermansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Sigfrido Auletta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zaccheo Andolina made a kick off. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goalie prevented a goal. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubinho Novaes in the 56th minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubinho Novaes in the 56th minute of the match. Hala Madrid Iraki FC made a substitution. Ciro Di Marzio replaced Marcelo Gallarde. Italy were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Hala Madrid Iraki FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. In the 81st match minute, Hala Madrid Iraki FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Håkan Ödman to maneuver through the defense. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubinho Novaes in the 85th minute of play. Adriano Curto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Ruben Montez made a huge save. A sloppy throw-in by André Kuipers in the 88th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genílson Carneiro in the 90th minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubinho Novaes in the 94th minute of play. The Hala Madrid Iraki FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Italy's performance. The match ended with a win for Italy.