Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Luca Jivulescu was a little too slow when Zaccheo Andolina got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 9th minute Karadeniz Otay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Baal Ares in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Vittori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Italy's Zaccheo Andolina slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luca Jivulescu. That made the score 2-0 after 19 minutes of play. In the 21st minute of the match, Siricio Liotta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luca Jivulescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 24 minutes into the match, Baal Ares notched a goal, 2-1, 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. If Karadeniz Otay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luca Jivulescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Jörgen Sundström came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baal Ares took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Karadeniz Otay hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jörgen Sundström in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st play minute Zaccheo Andolina came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Luca Jivulescu. 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

52 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Karadeniz Otay came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 53rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lucrețiu Cuculeanu. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th 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. Luca Jivulescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baal Ares in the 57th minute of the match. Luca Jivulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 61st minute of the match. Luca Jivulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 62nd minute of play. Siricio Liotta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luca Jivulescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th match minute, Ares FC -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeffrey Van Caels to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th match minute, Ares FC -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeffrey Van Caels to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karadeniz Otay 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. In the 72nd minute Porziano Marchitelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Jivulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Vittori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baal Ares went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mugur Chiriac got free with Flavio Vittori in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Cuculeanu in the 92nd minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.