Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute of the game Hermínio Alvarenga made a throw-in which Matouš Carda played forward. Lucjan Setara kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Fausto da Rocha acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 6th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sigfrido Auletta. Fausto da Rocha made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina sent off a good shot on target. Zaccheo Andolina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Fausto da Rocha made a huge save. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fausto da Rocha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Fausto da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Zhang Yin Si came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute of the match AFC - Curitiba got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Silvio Asier ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in AFC - Curitiba's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto da Rocha came out of the goal and Zaccheo Andolina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zaccheo Andolinas short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Fausto da Rocha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha got control of the ball when Sigfrido Auletta tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matouš Carda in the 35th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhang Yin Si in the 38th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Zhang Yin Si who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Italy's Flavio Vittori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Hermínio Alvarenga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Siricio Liotta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romário Ortiz made a kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fausto da Rocha 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 58th minute. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Matouš Carda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hermínio Alvarenga made in the 67th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhang Yin Si in the 69th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Zaccheo Andolina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto da Rocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 76th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Sigfrido Auletta made a precise shot to the right of Fausto da Rocha. AFC - Curitiba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 83 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha. Fausto da Rocha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 90 minutes into the match, Italy's Adriano Curto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fausto da Rocha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fausto da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Curto, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guiscardo Davide in the 95th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Fausto da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Italy had played much better football throughout.