Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Liu Hui Qi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lucjan Sedzikowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 4th minute. Lucjan Sedzikowski made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Sigfrido Auletta sent off a good shot on target. Porziano Marchitelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Lucjan Sedzikowski made a huge save. The throw-in from Bai Yu Guo in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. 28 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Hui Qi came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zaccheo Andolina got free with Lucjan Sedzikowski in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Zaccheo Andolina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eliseo Cutri hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Bai Yu Guo in the 46th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Zaccheo Andolina took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucjan Sedzikowski. Lucjan Sedzikowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Al Bundy in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute of the match, Liu Hui Qi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Flavio Vittori was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After having played for 65 minutes, Porziano Marchitelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Porziano Marchitelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 74 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Al Bundy came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Randkleve getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Ging Gang hit a great ball. In the 79th minute, Italy's Gomberto Picozzi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gomberto Picozzi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Italy protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gomberto Picozzi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Italy fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Al Bundy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.