Challenge

Ushuaïa Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bruno Fonso kicked off to start the match. Italy's Zaccheo Andolina got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 13th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rene Higuita was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 17th minute of play forced Club Ibiza's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Zaccheo Andolina came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Italy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zaccheo Andolina couldn't finish the play. Siricio Liotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Club Ibiza's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 42nd minute of play. The Club Ibiza players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Italy were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zaccheo Andolina was the one to do the kick off. 50 minutes into the game, Xie Bin Wei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Ibiza's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Italy the free kick. 52 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Fonso came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Fonso in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigfrido Auletta to maneuver through the defense. Club Ibiza's Beliran Poblaciones was substituted for Cacey 武磊. After a rather tough play, Italy's Sigfrido Auletta got a free kick in the 58th minute. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Fonso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 minutes, Deodato Magliozzi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Italy and the Club Ibiza players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deodato Magliozzi to maneuver through the defense. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustino Asprilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Club Ibiza's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 69th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Club Ibiza's goalkeeper Rene Higuita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. After a defensive mix-up in Club Ibiza's zone, Siricio Liotta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Higuita came out of the goal and Siricio Liotta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Club Ibiza's Tony Thanos was substituted for Ştefan Vornicescu. Faustino Asprilla might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Vittori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faustino Asprilla ran back to his position shaking his head. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Asprilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faustino Asprilla in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Vittori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 85th minute of play forced Club Ibiza's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 minutes of play, Italy's Siricio Liotta made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rene Higuita was left in no man's land by his defense there! Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Faustino Asprilla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Ibiza's supporters rose to their feet, but Faustino Asprilla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavio Vittori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustino Asprilla in the 95th minute of play. Italy played a much better game than Club Ibiza and deserved their victory. The Club Ibiza players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.