Challenge

Arena Prezulo
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marquinhos Santos took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 6th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Jarbas Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's Flavio Vittori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Italy booed when PREZULO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shi Xi Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Deodato Magliozzi kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of PREZULO FC's Jarbas Quadros. Jarbas Quadros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jarbas Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 23rd minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jarbas Quadros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. After 31 minutes, Marquinhos Santos made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Italy's Flavio Vittori tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marquinhos Santos's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jarbas Quadros was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Jarbas Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 40th minute of play. PREZULO FC's Santiago Eriksen was substituted for Jonathan Otto. After 42 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Sigfrido Auletta. After a rather tough play, Italy's Zena Busacca got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Italy's Flavio Vittori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. Jarbas Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Zaccheo Andolina made a precise shot to the right of Jarbas Quadros. PREZULO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After the first half Italy were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

With a little luck, PREZULO FC's Jarbas Quadros got control of the ball when Porziano Marchitelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 54 minutes PREZULO 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. After taking down the ball on Italy's corner Sigfrido Auletta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jarbas Quadros quite easily take care of the ball. Porziano Marchitelli kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. When PREZULO FC's Marquinhos Santos in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italy's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's Shi Xi Zhen got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jarbas Quadros. Zaccheo Andolina showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. In the 74th minute Marquinhos Santos 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. When Sigfrido Auletta came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Italy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sigfrido Auletta couldn't finish the play. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Santos in the 78th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marquinhos Santos during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Italy booed when PREZULO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquinhos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Porziano Marchitelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jarbas Quadros. PREZULO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Porziano Marchitelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Ferreira in the 91st minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Adriano Curto 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: 1-5.