Challenge

BLOODHOUND´S
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. Toto Ciupitu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. 7 minutes into the match, BloodHounds F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Astor Ruy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in BloodHounds F.C.'s zone, Sigfrido Auletta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Astor Ruy came out of the goal and Sigfrido Auletta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Astor Ruy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Telmo Nascimento's late challenge caught a Italy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Telmo Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes BloodHounds F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Telmo Nascimento. 18 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Astor Ruy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Esteve Quintan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. BloodHounds F.C.'s Toto Ciupitu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eliseo Cutri in the 22 minute of the game. Astor Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 23rd minute of play. Astor Ruy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 27th minute of play forced BloodHounds F.C.'s goalkeeper Astor Ruy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toto Ciupitu made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Porziano Marchitelli. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Flavio Leobardo sent off a good shot on target. After 36 minutes BloodHounds F.C.'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 nice corner shot did that Sigfrido Auletta got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Astor Ruy quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 38 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Leobardo came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Flavio Leobardo 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. Sigfrido Auletta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Astor Ruy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 51st minute Flavio Leobardo 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. BloodHounds F.C.'s Astor Ruy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save BloodHounds F.C. from getting a goal against them. Sigfrido Auletta hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Toto Ciupitu hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Flavio Leobardo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Leobardo in the 68th minute of play. Astor Ruy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astor Ruy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 75th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Zaccheo Andolina kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Astor Ruy. That made the score 0-1 in the 86 minute of play. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. BloodHounds F.C.'s Astor Ruy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save BloodHounds F.C. from getting a goal against them. When the match was over Italy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than BloodHounds F.C. throughout the match.