Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Miguel Tristan 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. Biagio Tolin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtungo Verdejo in the 12th minute of play. Biagio Tolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute of the match Elia Bosco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Flavio Vittori skillfully saved the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Medoacus Maior's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Biagio Tolin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sigfrido Auletta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Biagio Tolin was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Zaccheo Andolina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Biagio Tolin made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 22nd minute of play forced Medoacus Maior's goalkeeper Biagio Tolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Sigfrido Auletta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Biagio Tolin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Urtungo Verdejo in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Vittori saved Italy from getting behind. In the 30thth minute of the game Urtungo Verdejo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Italy's Flavio Vittori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urtungo Verdejo in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute Urtungo Verdejo 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. In the 38th minute, Corrado Piscopo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Biagio Tolin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 45th minute of play. Gianpaolo Mascari hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Miguel Tristan made the kick off in the second half. If Porziano Marchitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urtungo Verdejo, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Tristan in the 56th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Medoacus Maior's goalkeeper Biagio Tolin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Sostene Vitulli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elia Bosco made a great header on Medoacus Maior's corner, it was just that Italy's Flavio Vittori managed to reach the ball for a save. Medoacus Maior's Biagio Tolin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 64th minute of play. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urtungo Verdejo in the 65th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Medoacus Maior's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Biagio Tolin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Biagio Tolin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 74th minute of the match. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Tristan in the 81st minute of the match. Miguel Tristan in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Flavio Vittori, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 82ndth minute of the game Urtungo Verdejo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Italy's Flavio Vittori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Biagio Tolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Sigfrido Auletta 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. Medoacus Maior's Fedele De Rubeis was substituted for Edmondo Grimaldi. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Adriano Curto took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Biagio Tolin. Biagio Tolin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Italy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Medoacus Maior for a fine match.