Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A sloppy throw-in by Jaap Stam in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Zena Busacca. Ricardo Hendrickx 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 14th minute. Italy were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Twierdza Osowiec's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 19th minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st match minute, Twierdza Osowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kartal Başar to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute of the game Jaap Stam made a throw-in which Nils Daniels played forward. In the 33rd match minute, Twierdza Osowiec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Daniels to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute Zaccheo Andolina 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. Twierdza Osowiec's Mili Martin got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kartal Başar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kartal Başar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Sigfrido Auletta 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: 1-0. Italy's Flavio Vittori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. In the 57th minute, Nils Daniels hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Hendrickx 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 some careless play in the Twierdza Osowiec defense, Zaccheo Andolina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Hendrickx. The Twierdza Osowiec fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Hendrickx should have stopped the shot. In the 70th minute Sigfrido Auletta 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. Kartal Başar came free with the goalkeeper in the 70th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Flavio Vittori could save by the left post. Kartal Başar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Hendrickx 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 76th minute. Ricardo Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sostene Vitulli in the 78th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, Twierdza Osowiec's Joško Van Landschoot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavio Vittori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Twierdza Osowiec's Ricardo Hendrickx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Curto in the 92nd minute of play. If Porziano Marchitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Italy walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.