Challenge

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kartal Başar kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes Twierdza Osowiec got a freekick which was hit by Jaap Stam. In the 9th match minute, Twierdza Osowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevinn Dolar to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Sigfrido Auletta made a precise shot to the right of Ricardo Hendrickx. Twierdza Osowiec's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kartal Başar in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 30th minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kartal Başar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Twierdza Osowiec getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Kevinn Dolar hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kartal Başar in the 41st minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseo Cutri's late challenge caught a Twierdza Osowiec's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eliseo Cutri helped the player get up and apologised. After 42 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Cutri.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zaccheo Andolina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jaap Stam hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, Sigfrido Auletta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Hendrickx. Twierdza Osowiec's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sigfrido Auletta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Ricardo Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Kartal Başar 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. After having played for 66 minutes, Sigfrido Auletta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sigfrido Auletta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 69 played minutes Twierdza Osowiec got a freekick which was hit by Kartal Başar. Nils Daniels hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Twierdza Osowiec's Joško Van Landschoot was substituted for Kartal Başar. In the 72nd minute, Nils Daniels hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 72nd minute really tested Ricardo Hendrickx's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Porziano Marchitelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th match minute, Twierdza Osowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pepo Orihuela to maneuver through the defense. Jaap Stam made in the 83rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nils Daniels however managed to control. In the 84th minute, Joško Van Landschoot 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. In the 86th minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Twierdza Osowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Daniels to maneuver through the defense. Italy played a much better game than Twierdza Osowiec and deserved their victory. The Twierdza Osowiec players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.