Challenge

Ruscova
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Zaccheo Andolina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 9th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zaccheo Andolina struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Helmuth Duckadam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 22nd minute of play forced FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siricio Liotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 28th minute of play forced FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helmuth Duckadam 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 33rd minute. Helmuth Duckadam 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 35th minute. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çetin Kantürk, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When Marcu Iovan fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Ruscova's protests and gave Marcu Iovan a yellow card for diving instead. 45 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

In the 53rd minute Çetin Kantürk 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çetin Kantürk in the 57th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çetin Kantürk in the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Marco Verratti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marcu Iovan in the 72 minute of the game. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save FC Ruscova from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Ruscova'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. Sigfrido Auletta made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam managed to reach the ball for a save. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Snaza in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Çetin Kantürk notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Curto in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çetin Kantürk in the 95th minute of play. Italy's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.