Challenge

Senza Vergogna
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Italy's Zaccheo Andolina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Mazzone saved Squadra de Pippe from getting behind. Bruno Mazzone stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zaccheo Andolina's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Bruno Mazzone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12thth minute of the game Zaccheo Andolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Squadra de Pippe's Bruno Mazzone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Zaccheo Andolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Squadra de Pippe's Bruno Mazzone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bruno Mazzone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 13th minute of play. Squadra de Pippe's Bruno Mazzone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 19th minute of play forced Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper Bruno Mazzone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Mazzone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 30th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Mazzone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 31st minute. Zaccheo Andolina made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Squadra de Pippe's Bruno Mazzone managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice moves Javier Villarreal could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Flavio Vittori however easily saved by the left post. Bruno Mazzone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrea Di Carlo was the one to do the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Eliseo Cutri in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Squadra de Pippe's Emilio Porta. Bruno Mazzone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 56th minute of the match. After having played for 59 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaccheo Andolina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 60 minutes into the game, Eliseo Cutri threw the ball into play from the sideline. Squadra de Pippe's Nicu Ichimescu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Squadra de Pippe's Imre Dárdai got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Imre Dárdai hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Zaccheo Andolina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Mazzone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Porziano Marchitelli got free with Bruno Mazzone in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Stanislovas Skripkauskas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Bruno Mazzone managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Italy's Zaccheo Andolina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Imre Dárdai made in the 75th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Imre Dárdai made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Gomberto Picozzi. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's attentive Eliseo Cutri managed to snatch the ball when Emilio Porta made a throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game. Adriano Curtos short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Bruno Mazzone to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A collision led to Squadra de Pippe getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Francesco Andreoli hit a great ball. In the 90th minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Mazzone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Imre Dárdai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Mazzone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Curto in the 92nd minute. With a little luck, Squadra de Pippe's Bruno Mazzone got control of the ball when Adriano Curto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Francesco Andreoli kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.