Challenge

SLOVAKIA Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Zaccheo Andolina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Doriva Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Daniel Mikla sent off a good shot on target. Zaccheo Andolina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Doriva Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goal looked a bit too open when Siricio Liotta came free, but Doriva Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Zaccheo Andolina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doriva Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Sigfrido Auletta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. Siricio Liotta hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Siricio Liotta stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's defenders and the ball went out. Italy appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. Doriva Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Sirius Black got a free kick in the 28th minute. Porziano Marchitelli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Mikla in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doriva Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Janko in the 40th minute. Pa-Dembo Bumbac was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 40th minute, Stano Štoch fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 42nd minute, Gomberto Picozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zena Busacca hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The V.K.DRINK Hermanovce players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Italy were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Daniel Mikla made the kick off in the second half. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stano Štoch in the 52nd minute of the match. Doriva Reis made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Italy booed when V.K.DRINK Hermanovce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Meta Date didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stano Štoch's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Daniel Mikla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The V.K.DRINK Hermanovce fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Zaccheo Andolina could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Doriva Reis however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zaccheo Andolina got free with Doriva Reis in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 67 in the game by Zaccheo Andolina from a close distance when the talented Doriva Reis managed to make a qualified save. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's players were relieved. Siricio Liotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zaccheo Andolina took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Doriva Reis. Doriva Reis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Meta Date quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eliseo Cutri, made in the 75th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Doriva Reis came out of the goal and Zaccheo Andolina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Doriva Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siricio Liotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Juraj Markuš in the 85 minute of the game. Italy's Eliseo Cutri managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Meta Date in the 86 minute of the game. In the 87th minute, Italy's Adriano Curto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Doriva Reis. Doriva Reis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. A sloppy throw-in by Meta Date in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. 91 minutes into the match, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Curto came free, but Doriva Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doriva Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Curto, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the match was over Italy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than V.K.DRINK Hermanovce throughout the match.