Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Delta FS's Song Qian Wei quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gianpaolo Mascari, made in the 5th minute of the game. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Delta FS's goalkeeper Gualter Roriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zaccheo Andolina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Delta FS's Gualter Roriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 21st minute of play. Deodato Magliozzi hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After 24 played minutes, Delta FS's Song Qian Wei shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Flavio Vittori came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Delta FS reached it. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gualter Roriz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. The throw-in from Harry Bengtsson in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Delta FS's goalkeeper Gualter Roriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 31 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gualter Roriz was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Delta FS's Gualter Roriz got control of the ball when Porziano Marchitelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute Matias Corte-Real shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Napoleon Tylenda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Flavio Vittori was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Delta FS's Gualter Roriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 47th minute of play. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Delta FS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zaccheo Andolina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Harry Bengtsson in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gualter Roriz was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gualter Roriz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Andaka Lao came free with the goalkeeper in the 58th 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. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Harry Bengtsson in the 61 minute of the game. Gualter Roriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 62nd minute of play. Delta FS's Andaka Mula was substituted for Andaka Lao. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 64th minute. The supporters of Italy booed when Delta FS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Tab didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Delta FS's goalkeeper Gualter Roriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andaka Mula in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Delta FS's goalkeeper Gualter Roriz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gualter Roriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 minutes Delta FS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. Italy's Sigfrido Auletta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gualter Roriz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Gualter Roriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli in the 82nd minute of play. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Siricio Liotta in the 85th minute. Italy's Porziano Marchitelli was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gualter Roriz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Gomberto Picozzi hit a great ball. Delta FS's Gualter Roriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Curto in the 90th minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Matias Corte-Real sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Italy booed when Delta FS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Song Qian Wei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gualter Roriz came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Adriano Curto. But to his dismay, Adriano Curto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Italy fans cheered their team off the field, for while Delta FS had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.