Challenge

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 4th minute of play. In the 8th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Martin Ødegaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz. Mateus Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cüneyt Berksoy came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Flavio Vittori could save by the left post. The throw-in from Felix Calisto in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Ødegaard's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Flavio Vittori skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Martin Ødegaard's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Flavio Vittori skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 39th minute of play. After the first half Italy were leading 0-1. 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. Cüneyt Berksoy was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Belchior Mamatov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Ødegaard came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mateus Cruz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 61st minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Mateus Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 74th minute of the match. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 79th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mateus Cruz. Zaccheo Andolina showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by UPTEXTIL.COM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Ruisko in the 90th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Italy had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.