Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Mikail Yerhum started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Daniel Travassos made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Zena Busacca. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mikail Yerhum's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marko Krumov was slow to take the kick. During this time Minuim SS's players had a chance to rest. Eduardo Martini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikail Yerhum in the 16th minute of play. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 18th minute. Sigfrido Auletta made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Minuim SS's Eduardo Martini managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minuim SS's goalkeeper Eduardo Martini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mikail Yerhum might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Vittori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikail Yerhum ran back to his position shaking his head. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikail Yerhum in the 24th minute of the match. Italy's Zaccheo Andolina got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 29thth minute of the game Mikail Yerhum who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Italy's Flavio Vittori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eduardo Martini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zaccheo Andolina's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. After 31st play minutes Zaccheo Andolina shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Eduardo Martini and just under the crossbar into goal. 33 minutes into the match, Minuim SS's goalkeeper Eduardo Martini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sigfrido Auletta. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mikail Yerhum in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Vittori saved Italy from getting behind. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minuim SS's goalkeeper Eduardo Martini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Italy's attentive Eliseo Cutri managed to snatch the ball when Daniel Travassos made a throw-in in the 39th minute of the game. Eduardo Martini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 42nd minute of play forced Minuim SS's goalkeeper Eduardo Martini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zaccheo Andolina to maneuver through the defense. Minuim SS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina scored to the left of an out of position Eduardo Martini, making the score, 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

53 minutes into the game, Eliseo Cutri threw the ball into play from the sideline. Minuim SS's Daniel Travassos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Mikail Yerhum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Minuim SS's Mikail Yerhum in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italy's goalie prevented a goal. In the 66th minute Porziano Marchitelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Martini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Italy's Eliseo Cutri got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Cutri to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Sigfrido Auletta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Sigfrido Auletta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eduardo Martini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 74thth minute of the game Mikail Yerhum who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Italy's Flavio Vittori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Martini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseo Cutri made in the 80th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gianpaolo Mascari however managed to control. In the 87th 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: 3-1. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Eduardo Martini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute Italy were awarded a corner. Siricio Liotta went to the cornerflag to take it. 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. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minuim SS's goalkeeper Eduardo Martini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Italy players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.