Challenge

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ponciano Abarca kicked off to start the match. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Ponciano Abarca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Vittori was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ponciano Abarca in the 10th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 15th minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sigfrido Auletta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ponciano Abarca in the 25th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute of the match River CBBA got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Deng Xing Sang ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led River CBBA's Deng Xing Sang to fire away a dangerous shot which Flavio Vittori despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Porziano Marchitelli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marcelo Barovero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siricio Liotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 34 minutes River CBBA'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Porziano Marchitelli heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Italy's Eliseo Cutri managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Matías Almeida in the 37 minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelo Barovero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Italy's Eliseo Cutri got a free kick in the 44th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sostene Vitulli in the 63rd minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaccheo Andolina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. River CBBA's Guerau Abeitia was substituted for Modesto Ado. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guerau Abeitia was slow to take the kick. During this time River CBBA's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, River CBBA's Boğaçhan Akyel got a free kick in the 69th minute. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Funes in the 72nd minute of the match. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Funes's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Funes in the 76th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Sostene Vitulli came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Eliseo Cutri got a throw-in 89 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sansone Vanella. 90 minutes into the game, Matías Almeida threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Porziano Marchitelli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guiscardo Davide in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Eliseo Cutri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The River CBBA players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.