Challenge

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off and thus started the match. PP Plessydask's Lu Sheng Peng quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eliseo Cutri, made in the 5th minute of the game. PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan Abrahamsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. PP Plessydask's Jan Abrahamsson 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. 16 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 17th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lu Sheng Peng made in the 20th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 26th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by PP Plessydask's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Italy's corner Eliseo Cutri fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jan Abrahamsson quite easily take care of the ball. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbie Rullhøj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 36 minutes PP Plessydask's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Siricio Liotta managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jan Abrahamsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Abrahamsson 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. Bertil Lundberg charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bertil Lundberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Bertil Lundberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Jan Abrahamsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th 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: 0-2. The PP Plessydask players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Italy were winning 0-2.

The throw-in from Lu Sheng Peng in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. 57 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. Jan Abrahamsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaccheo Andolina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Jan Abrahamsson made a huge save. Jan Abrahamsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 74th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Jan Abrahamsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Porziano Marchitelli. After a defensive mix-up in PP Plessydask's zone, Porziano Marchitelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Abrahamsson came out of the goal and Porziano Marchitelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Sostene Vitulli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Abrahamsson having to interfere. In the 91st minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Abrahamsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgar Marques's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Italy played a much better game than PP Plessydask and deserved their victory. The PP Plessydask players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.