Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute, Ray Ruth 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 0-1. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ray Ruth, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Ray Ruth took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 17th minute of play forced Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's goalkeeper Sikstas Ferdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes in the game, Sigfrido Auletta dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 21st minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sikstas Ferdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's Ray Ruth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zaccheo Andolina got free with Sikstas Ferdi in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's Sikstas Ferdi got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's Sikstas Ferdi got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half Ruzgar Gibi Geçti were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zaccheo Andolina was the one to do the kick off. Ray Ruth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Sikstas Ferdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sikstas Ferdi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sikstas Ferdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sigfrido Auletta took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sikstas Ferdi. Sikstas Ferdi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Zena Busacca made in the 79th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Porziano Marchitelli however managed to control. 81 minutes into the match, Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Sikstas Ferdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's goal looked a bit too open when Siricio Liotta came free, but Sikstas Ferdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Siricio Liotta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Italy's corner Porziano Marchitelli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sikstas Ferdi quite easily take care of the ball. In the 88th minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sikstas Ferdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Siricio Liotta took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Guiscardo Davide heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 93 minutes into the match, Akşemseddin Uysal notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Italy's Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Although Italy had been in control for most of the match, Ruzgar Gibi Geçti still came away with the win.