Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. After a rather tough play, Ugonotti's Ismael Licerio got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The supporters of Italy booed when Ugonotti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinícius Juniors didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesur Atik in the 6th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Cesur Atik came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Achille Giannetta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesur Atik in the 18th minute of play. The supporters of Italy booed when Ugonotti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Munez didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Henning in the 28th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 30 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaccheo Andolina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Zaccheo Andolina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Achille Giannetta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Juniors in the 36th minute of play. When Sostene Vitulli fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Italy's protests and gave Sostene Vitulli a yellow card for diving instead. Sostene Vitulli hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sigfrido Auletta got free with Achille Giannetta in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesur Atik in the 46th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Torsten Henning stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Wei Bo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Munez hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Santiago Munez kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Achille Giannetta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuele Cicchinelli. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Emanuele Cicchinelli sent off a good shot on target. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinícius Juniors in the 63rd minute of the match. Ugonotti's Andrea Selvi was substituted for Santiago Munez. Ugonotti were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Italy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yu Wei Bo took the corner. The corner ended in Yu Wei Bo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Italy's Flavio Vittori did a great save. 67 minutes into the match, Ugonotti's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Achille Giannetta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Juniors, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Italy defense, Torsten Henning kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot. Achille Giannetta 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 80th minute. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. After 85 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Gomberto Picozzi. In the 91st minute, Ugonotti's Vinícius Juniors ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. The Ugonotti supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ugonotti would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.