Challenge

The Honeypot
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristide Beșliu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aristide Beșliu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Honung's Aristide Beșliu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 9th minute of play. Italy were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Honung's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Zaccheo Andolina got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-2. 15 minutes into the match. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aristide Beșliu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Honung's Gustaf Ahlström ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. In the 26th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aristide Beșliu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Aristide Beșliu 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 34th minute. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Gustaf Ahlström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Simon Lertora's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Flavio Vittori firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 45th minute Siricio Liotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristide Beșliu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, Italy's Siricio Liotta made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aristide Beșliu was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Simon Lertora to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Porziano Marchitelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Honung's Aristide Beșliu got control of the ball when Sigfrido Auletta tried to sneak it across the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Honung's goalkeeper Aristide Beșliu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. In the 61st minute, Zaccheo Andolina reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aristide Beșliu. The goal made the score 1-5. Honung's Angel Lehoi was substituted for Gustaf Ahlström. 84 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aristide Beșliu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristide Beșliu was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Lehoi 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. In the 92nd minute, King Puck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Vittori was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.