Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Armando Natalucci made the kick off which started today's match. Ettore Placidi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antonio Riccitelli was slow to take the kick. During this time Glasgow Rangers FC's players had a chance to rest. Siricio Liotta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dave Clemente having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Attili in the 11th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Carlo Attili put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Flavio Vittori. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Clemente saved Glasgow Rangers FC from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dave Clemente, 1-1. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Attili in the 19th minute of play. Dave Clemente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 21st minute. After 26 played minutes Glasgow Rangers FC got a freekick which was hit by Alberigo Bianchini. Italy's Sigfrido Auletta got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dave Clemente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 32nd minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Lauaxeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Porziano Marchitelli got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Natalucci in the 51st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dave Clemente was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Dave Clemente 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. In the 57thth minute of the game Zaccheo Andolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Glasgow Rangers FC's Dave Clemente was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dave Clemente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xie Xiang Yan lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Glasgow Rangers FC made a substitution. Comunardo De Paolis replaced Felice Perna. In a very dangerous position, a player in Glasgow Rangers FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Comunardo De Paolis in the 65 minute of the game. After 66 minutes, Antonio Riccitelli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glasgow Rangers FC and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Italy booed when Glasgow Rangers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Riccitelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Clemente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlo Attili could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Glasgow Rangers FC's Dave Clemente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 74th minute of play. Italy were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Glasgow Rangers FC'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 Mai Bo Shu in the 79th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Clemente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dave Clemente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 97th minute, Siricio Liotta made a precise shot to the right of Dave Clemente. Glasgow Rangers FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari.