Challenge

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off which started today's match. Denis Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 3rd minute of play. Flavio Vittori was a little too slow when Qiu Yuan Jun got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 13th minute of the game Deodato Magliozzi made a throw-in which Porziano Marchitelli played forward. Qiu Yuan Jun struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Flavio Vittori didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Knight Of Dawn. Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denis Urtats was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Yuan Jun in the 37th minute of play. Italy's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Qiu Yuan Jun 37 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. After a rather tough play, Knight Of Dawn's Celedonio Fonda got a free kick in the 44th minute. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Denis Urtats. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Qiu Yuan Jun to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Qiu Yuan Jun 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. Denis Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the game, Dimitry Samyn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Knight Of Dawn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Italy the free kick. In the 57th minute, one of Knight Of Dawn:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Knight Of Dawn. 58 minutes into the match, Sigfrido Auletta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Denis Urtats. Knight Of Dawn's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sigfrido Auletta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Knight Of Dawn's Bruno Norino was substituted for Klement Belko. 67 minutes into the game, Henri Soucy threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Siricio Liotta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Zaccheo Andolina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Urtats having to interfere. Denis Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 78th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Qiu Yuan Jun came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Denis Urtats 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 88th minute. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. After 91 minutes Knight Of Dawn's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Siricio Liotta who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Adriano Curto drilling the ball in to score 2-5 behind Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper. In the 95th minute, Henri Soucy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Italy's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.