Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. Siricio Liotta came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Luciano Ferran could save by the left post. Flavio Vittori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Orzaize went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Orzaize, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Orzaize, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sαηgrε Azuɭ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jonas Ordono in the 9th minute. A nice corner shot did that Ur Cabral got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Flavio Vittori quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 14th minute, Osvaldo Alfonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, Sαηgrε Azuɭ's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Luciano Ferran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Porziano Marchitelli hit a great ball. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Orzaize, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benicio Tabby hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Sαηgrε Azuɭ's Luciano Ferran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 40th minute of play. Luciano Ferran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 43rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Siricio Liotta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Siricio Liotta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luciano Ferran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Lionel-Andrés Messias made the kick off in the second half. Luciano Ferran 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 51st minute. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Adrian Orzaize tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Italy booed when Sαηgrε Azuɭ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gösta Blomqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Zaccheo Andolina came up free with the goalie in the 60th 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 Zaccheo Andolina couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 63rd minute of play forced Sαηgrε Azuɭ's goalkeeper Luciano Ferran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Ferran 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 64th minute. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Jonas Ordono was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 73 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sαηgrε Azuɭ getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Jonas Ordono hit a great ball. After 75 played minutes, Italy's Sigfrido Auletta shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luciano Ferran came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Italy reached it. Luciano Ferran 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 80th minute. Luciano Ferran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siricio Liotta struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Luciano Ferran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italy. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Luciano Ferran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Curto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siricio Liotta's late challenge caught a Sαηgrε Azuɭ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Siricio Liotta helped the player get up and apologised. After 95 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Siricio Liotta. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sαηgrε Azuɭ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.