Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Italy's Zaccheo Andolina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The throw-in from Traian Delas in the 2nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. After 3 played minutes Бенковски Тетевен got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Nóbrega. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Traian Delas, made in the 8th minute of the game. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bennvar Toppinen in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute Бенковски Тетевен were awarded a corner. Filipe Nóbrega went to the cornerflag to take it. Бенковски Тетевен's Traian Delas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Flavio Vittori in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Traian Delas took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Hristofor Borchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siricio Liotta in the 15th minute of play. Traian Delas made in the 21st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Cemil Uyaralp however managed to control. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe Nóbrega in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute of the match Бенковски Тетевен 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. Filipe Nóbrega ran over to the corner to take the kick. Christophe Keraudren made a great header on Бенковски Тетевен's corner, it was just that Italy's Flavio Vittori managed to reach the ball for a save. When Бенковски Тетевен's Aleks Vaskov in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italy's goalie prevented a goal. Hristofor Borchev 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 27th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Hristofor Borchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hristofor Borchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 33rd minute. Aleks Vaskov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aleks Vaskov to make the kick off. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleks Vaskov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hristofor Borchev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Hristofor Borchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleks Vaskov came free with the goalkeeper in the 65th 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. 67 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Hristofor Borchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game Aleks Vaskov 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. After a rather tough play, Бенковски Тетевен's Francisc Turcu got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Бенковски Тетевен's Wagn Rosenvig was substituted for Filipe Nóbrega. Francisc Turcu hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristofor Borchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Sigfrido Auletta made a precise shot to the right of Hristofor Borchev. Бенковски Тетевен's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Hristofor Borchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Бенковски Тетевен's Hristofor Borchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, one of Бенковски Тетевен:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. 93 minutes into the match, Italy's Adriano Curto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hristofor Borchev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 93 played minutes Бенковски Тетевен got a freekick which was hit by Traian Delas. Italy's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.