Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mazarópi Barros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute of the match Italy got a corner. . SC Manhattan .'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sigfrido Auletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Gianpaolo Mascari almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros did a great save. Mazarópi Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 13th minute of play. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro da Costa in the 15th minute of play. Italy's Porziano Marchitelli was responsible for 1-0 with a brilliant performance in the 18th minute when he, by himself, got past the opponents defense and with a quick shot sent the ball into the goal to the left of Mazarópi Barros. Mazarópi Barros 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 24th minute. Mazarópi Barros was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Zaccheo Andolina capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zaccheo Andolina really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After a rather tough play, Italy's Sostene Vitulli got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Levandowsky, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Mazarópi Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 41st minute of play. After 44 played minutes Zaccheo Andolina rounded . SC Manhattan .'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The supporters of Italy booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro da Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Zaccheo Andolina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mazarópi Barros 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 55th minute. Mazarópi Barros 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 60th minute. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 60th minute of the match. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye . SC Manhattan .'s goalie prevented a goal. Prince Polo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Flavio Vittori when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Alfredinho Negri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Gianpaolo Mascari got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Siricio Liotta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Mazarópi Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mazarópi Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siricio Liotta in the 72nd minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Mazarópi Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Italy's Zaccheo Andolina got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Curto in the 91st minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Italy players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.