Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maximino Lope started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, El retorno del Pincha's André Zonta got control of the ball when Porziano Marchitelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Inautzi in the 7th minute of the match. The supporters of Italy booed when El retorno del Pincha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulises Crispo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Zaccheo Andolina could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which André Zonta however easily saved by the left post. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Inautzi in the 11th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Sostene Vitulli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Inautzi in the 13th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ernesto Tristezza, made in the 14th minute of the game. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maximino Lope's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. André Zonta 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Inautzi in the 26th minute of the match. Siricio Liotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximino Lope in the 30th minute of the match. Ernesto Tristezza made in the 33rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Armando Inautzi immediately put the ball in play. With a little luck, El retorno del Pincha's André Zonta got control of the ball when Sostene Vitulli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Inautzi in the 39th minute of play. The throw-in from Ernesto Tristezza in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Ernesto Tristezza hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. El retorno del Pincha's Christopher Birchall was substituted for Abelardo Abechuco.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Porziano Marchitelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Porziano Marchitelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, El retorno del Pincha's Pedro Brasil got a free kick in the 59th minute. André Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to El retorno del Pincha getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Justino Raymundo hit a great ball. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Zena Busacca hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Mercado Paulista 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. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven Thorsberg in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Thorsberg in the 71st minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven Thorsberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the game, El retorno del Pincha's Sven Thorsberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavio Vittori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 76th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Porziano Marchitelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. André Zonta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven Thorsberg in the 88th minute of play.