Challenge

Excalibur Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Shi Ming got the match started through his kick off. Shi Ming struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Flavio Vittori didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Terremoto FC. Terremoto FC's Robin Lindgren managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gianpaolo Mascari in the 9 minute of the game. Terremoto FC's Kenneth Libesoons 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 of the match Italy got a corner. Terremoto FC'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Porziano Marchitelli heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 19 minutes of play, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kenneth Libesoons was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 21 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. After a rather tough play, Italy's Siricio Liotta got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Shi Ming might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Vittori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Ming ran back to his position shaking his head. Kenneth Libesoons made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siricio Liotta in the 29th minute of play. Shi Ming received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Flavio Vittori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shi Ming sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Ming got free with Flavio Vittori in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Porziano Marchitelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Porziano Marchitelli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kenneth Libesoons read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Ming got free with Flavio Vittori in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Terremoto FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Italy were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zaccheo Andolina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Deodato Magliozzi hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Deodato Magliozzi made in the 57th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Porziano Marchitelli however managed to control. 67 minutes into the match, Shi Ming notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Italy's Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Terremoto FC's Bernard Mietus was substituted for Shi Ming. Terremoto FC made a substitution. Jonas Lore replaced Epifanio Sal. Porziano Marchitelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth Libesoons having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Terremoto FC's goal looked a bit too open when Siricio Liotta came free, but Kenneth Libesoons reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kenneth Libesoons was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. The supporters of Italy booed when Terremoto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidoro Buinton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Isidoro Buinton hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After 86 played minutes Terremoto FC got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Buinton. In the 87th minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Libesoons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute Siricio Liotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Libesoons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 90 minutes, Bernard Mietus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Terremoto FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernard Mietus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kenneth Libesoons made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Porziano Marchitelli sent off a good shot on target. Italy were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Terremoto FC to leave the ground with a draw.