Challenge

6. Czerwca
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gustaw Niewiadomski, made in the 4th minute of the game. Fortuna 86 Szczecin's Stipe Pletikosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 6th minute of play. A collision led to Fortuna 86 Szczecin getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Skapti Škarpa hit a great ball. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gustaw Niewiadomski in the 11 minute of the game. Zaccheo Andolina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stipe Pletikosa having to interfere. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Nirvana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stipe Pletikosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 20th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Stipe Pletikosa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 29 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Nirvana came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Roberto Nirvana 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. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Nirvana in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stipe Pletikosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stipe Pletikosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 played minutes Fortuna 86 Szczecin got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Nirvana. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 42nd minute of play forced Fortuna 86 Szczecin's goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's Siricio Liotta pulled a muscle in his back after 43 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 43 minutes, Lukasz Panikowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fortuna 86 Szczecin and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Siricio Liotta. In the 45th match minute, Fortuna 86 Szczecin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukasz Panikowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stipe Pletikosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roberto Nirvana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Italy defense, Ilie Vlădean kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot. 54 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stipe Pletikosa. Zaccheo Andolina showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Stipe Pletikosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 60 minutes of play, Fortuna 86 Szczecin's Ilie Vlădean made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Vittori was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fortuna 86 Szczecin's Harun Mengüer was substituted for Roberto Nirvana. In the 69th minute of the match, Sansone Vanella tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Stipe Pletikosa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harun Mengüer in the 70th minute of play. If Harun Mengüer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harun Mengüer, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Sostene Vitulli kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Italy's zone, Gustaw Niewiadomski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal and Gustaw Niewiadomski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harun Mengüer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Vittori having to make a save. Zaccheo Andolina's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stipe Pletikosa firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 83rd minute, Ilie Vlădean made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. In the 86th match minute, Fortuna 86 Szczecin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stasio Lichniak to maneuver through the defense. If Sansone Vanella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Italy booed when Fortuna 86 Szczecin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stasio Lichniak didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Italy players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fortuna 86 Szczecin.