Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Brak Gola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the game, Deodato Magliozzi threw the ball into play from the sideline. Underdogs's Kacper Mentus quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 13 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Ruud van Nistelrooij came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Underdogs were awarded a corner. Patryk Kociniewski went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Underdogs's Kacper Mentus getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 21st match minute, Underdogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stiff Meister to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Zaccheo Andolina reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Brak Gola. The goal made the score 1-0. Italy's Zaccheo Andolina got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Underdogs's Brak Gola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud van Nistelrooij in the 32nd minute of play. Brak Gola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Ruud van Nistelrooij came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Mentus in the 40th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Lasse Penttilä, made in the 46th minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ruud van Nistelrooij to make the kick off. Brak Gola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porziano Marchitelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Porziano Marchitelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brak Gola. Underdogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Porziano Marchitelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Underdogs made a substitution. Apostolis Arvanitoyannis replaced Ruud van Nistelrooij. After a rather tough play, Italy's Eliseo Cutri got a free kick in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolis Arvanitoyannis in the 65th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brak Gola 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 70th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brak Gola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 79 minutes into the match, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brak Gola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Underdogs's Brak Gola. Brak Gola was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adriano Curto in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brak Gola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Underdogs's Brak Gola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Curto in the 89th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Italy fully deserved thier win.