Challenge

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Orlando Lizardi took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Flavio Vittori to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Lizardi got free with Flavio Vittori in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Venancio Cesario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateo Messi. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Poncio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 13th minute, Zaccheo Andolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Yofré AFC's Venancio Cesario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 16th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Carlos Dolfo in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. After 17 played minutes Yofré AFC got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Quintyn. In the 19th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Cesario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Venancio Cesario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yofré AFC's Venancio Cesario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siricio Liotta in the 23rd minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Venancio Cesario was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 32 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Venancio Cesario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Venancio Cesario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venancio Cesario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zaccheo Andolina's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yofré AFC's goalkeeper Venancio Cesario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 44th minute of the match, Ernesto Poncio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Flavio Vittori saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 46th minute of the match Italy got a corner. Yofré AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sigfrido Auletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Venancio Cesario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 54th minute of the match. 54 minutes into the game, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Venancio Cesario made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Venancio Cesario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venancio Cesario didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Siricio Liotta went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Yofré AFC's Blas Blasi was substituted for Melchor Quintyn. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Blas Blasi made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. 70 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Venancio Cesario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Yofré AFC's Carlos Dolfo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Siricio Liotta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Siricio Liotta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yofré AFC's Venancio Cesario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siricio Liotta in the 82nd minute of play. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Lizardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Yofré AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Venancio Cesario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yofré AFC's Venancio Cesario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 91st minute of play. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateo Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Italy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Yofré AFC throughout the match.