Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Todos al Fondo's Orlando Rivera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute of the match Italy got a corner. Todos al Fondo'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. The corner ended in Sigfrido Auletta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Todos al Fondo's Orlando Rivera did a great save. Justino Gotzon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Vittori having to make a save. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Gotzon in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Italy's Siricio Liotta got a free kick in the 10th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orlando Rivera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Orlando Rivera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Todos al Fondo's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Orlando Rivera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Igor Banan kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After having played for 24 minutes, Justino Gotzon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Todos al Fondo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justino Gotzon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Italy's Orlando Rivera threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zaccheo Andolina, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 29th minute, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 34th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Orlando Rivera was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 39th minute, Elizardo Moyua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the game, Todos al Fondo's Justino Gotzon 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, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Justino Gotzon was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Rivera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 52 minutes into the game, Italy's Sigfrido Auletta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orlando Rivera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orlando Rivera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Zaccheo Andolina sped through Todos al Fondo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Orlando Rivera. Todos al Fondo's Tiémoué Bakayoko was substituted for Jacobo Fidele. Orlando Rivera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Todos al Fondo's Orlando Rivera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 69th minute of play forced Todos al Fondo's goalkeeper Orlando Rivera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maurito Boselli in the 72nd 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. In the 74th minute, Zaccheo Andolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. After 77 minutes of play, Italy's Gomberto Picozzi made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orlando Rivera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maurito Boselli in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Vittori saved Italy from getting behind. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiémoué Bakayoko in the 86th minute of the match. If Adriano Curto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Orlando Rivera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Curto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Guiscardo Davide had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orlando Rivera. Todos al Fondo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guiscardo Davide was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Todos al Fondo's Tiémoué Bakayoko got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There was no doubt that Italy were the better team. Italy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.