Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zaccheo Andolina got the match started through his kick off. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Oihenarte in the 4th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zaccheo Andolina got free with Marciano Sesuldo in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Alejo Nuxila fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Firmat Foot Ball Club's protests and gave Alejo Nuxila a yellow card for diving instead. Sigfrido Auletta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 21 minutes of play, Firmat Foot Ball Club's Elias Oihenarte made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Vittori was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marciano Sesuldo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Zaccheo Andolina who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Marciano Sesuldo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Placido Mikelats in the 29th minute of play. Marciano Sesuldo 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 his leg Marciano Sesuldo managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Italy's Zaccheo Andolina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sostene Vitulli hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Ariel Milio kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elias Oihenarte stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marciano Sesuldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 53rd minute of play. Tomas Ramond hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Marciano Sesuldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Eliseo Cutri got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marciano Sesuldo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 63 minutes Firmat Foot Ball Club'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. Marciano Sesuldo 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 64th minute. In the 68th minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Sesuldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 72 played minutes Firmat Foot Ball Club got a freekick which was hit by Salih Kılıçhan. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Firmat Foot Ball Club's goalkeeper Marciano Sesuldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Firmat Foot Ball Club's Marciano Sesuldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 75th minute of play. Siricio Liotta hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. When Placido Mikelats came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Firmat Foot Ball Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Placido Mikelats couldn't finish the play. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Firmat Foot Ball Club's goalkeeper Marciano Sesuldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 84 minutes of play, Italy's Adriano Curto made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marciano Sesuldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marciano Sesuldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Curto in the 88th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Italy's Adriano Curto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marciano Sesuldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Firmat Foot Ball Club's zone, Adriano Curto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marciano Sesuldo came out of the goal and Adriano Curto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 93rd minute of play forced Firmat Foot Ball Club's goalkeeper Marciano Sesuldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Alejo Nuxila in the 96th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Italy had won after a very even match.