Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off and thus started the match. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jonatan Valström in the 2 minute of the game. Zero Hedge's Tom Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 7th minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cacey Sharp in the 9th minute of play. Tom Wall 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 11th minute. After a rather tough play, Zero Hedge's Bengt Holm got a free kick in the 11th minute. Tom Wall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 14th minute of the match. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gottfrid Stenman in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Cacey Sharp came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tom Wall, 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Jonatan Valström in the 31st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Tom Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute Cacey Sharp 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. Tom Wall didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacey Sharp in the 46th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cacey Sharp made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Wall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Zero Hedge's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tom Wall came out of the goal and Zaccheo Andolina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tom Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Tom Wall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 57th minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tom Wall read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Gottfrid Stenman sent off a good shot on target. Zero Hedge's Cecilio Fanuco was substituted for Cacey Sharp. Zero Hedge's Bubu Denat was substituted for Gottfrid Stenman. After some careless play in the Zero Hedge defense, Zaccheo Andolina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tom Wall. The Zero Hedge fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tom Wall should have stopped the shot. In the 73rd minute, Eliseo Cutri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cecilio Fanuco in the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Eliseo Cutri hit a great ball. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Eliseo Cutri hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cecilio Fanuco's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nelson de Queirós, made in the 92nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Cecilio Fanuco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Zero Hedge players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Italy.