Challenge

DW Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sandro Galishoff started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Nalder in the 5th minute of play forced Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 played minutes Monkey D.Luffy got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Iacobucci. If Sandro Galishoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabio Schneider received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Aldo Marulli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Galishoff in the 12th minute of play. Fedele Genovesi hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Austria's Sandro Galishoff got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alberto Iacobucci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fabio Auer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrizio Casiraghi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 41st minute, Fabrizio Casiraghi 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. Alberto Iacobucci hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabrizio Casiraghi to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Fedele Genovesi came free, but Fabio Auer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emil Seidler during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 63 minutes into the game, Monkey D.Luffy's Fabrizio Casiraghi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fabio Auer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Fabrizio Casiraghi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Fabio Auer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabio Auer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Iacobucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonhard Maier charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonhard Maier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Leonhard Maier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fabrizio Casiraghi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Alfonso Vida fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Monkey D.Luffy's protests and gave Alfonso Vida a yellow card for diving instead. Alfonso Vida kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Austria's Fabio Auer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fedele Genovesi in the 86th minute of play. Fedele Genovesi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Marvin Harrer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrizio Casiraghi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Monkey D.Luffy's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.