Challenge

Георги Бенковски
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aleks Vaskov started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Italy's zone, Aleks Vaskov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal and Aleks Vaskov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristofor Borchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hristofor Borchev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristofor Borchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hristofor Borchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 22nd minute of the match. Hristofor Borchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 23rd minute of the match. Hristofor Borchev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zaccheo Andolina's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hristofor Borchev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 45 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Sigfrido Auletta.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. Zaccheo Andolina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Italy's Deodato Magliozzi got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute Siricio Liotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristofor Borchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aleks Vaskov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleks Vaskov in the 62nd minute of play. Hristofor Borchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siricio Liotta in the 66th minute of the match. When Zaccheo Andolina came up free with the goalie in the 67th 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. Бенковски Тетевен's Hristofor Borchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute of play. Бенковски Тетевен made a substitution. Ignat Nozharov replaced Lachezar Kavaldzhiev. After having played for 79 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. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. In the 84th minute of the game Deodato Magliozzi made a throw-in which Porziano Marchitelli played forward. In the 85th minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristofor Borchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute of the game Deodato Magliozzi made a throw-in which Porziano Marchitelli played forward. 91 minutes into the game, Italy's Adriano Curto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hristofor Borchev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Wagn Rosenvig charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wagn Rosenvig the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wagn Rosenvig hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. If Sansone Vanella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Italy players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.