Challenge

Scotland Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zac O'Donnell got the match started through his kick off. Alexander Higgins came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Fiume Veneto's Cristiano Graziano. But to his dismay, Cristiano Graziano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 8 minutes into the game, Fiume Veneto's Demetrio Cannata nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When Nejat Eronat came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Fiume Veneto 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 Nejat Eronat couldn't finish the play. Alexander Higgins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nejat Eronat in the 14th minute of play. Cristoforo Volpe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Cristiano Graziano put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Alexander Higgins. The Fiume Veneto fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Fiume Veneto's Cristiano Graziano looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 24 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Graziano came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Graziano in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Higgins saved Scotland from getting behind. 27 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Nejat Eronat came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28thth minute of the game Cristiano Graziano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Scotland's Alexander Higgins was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rico Taha in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Jaxson Russell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Fiume Veneto's Cristiano Graziano in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Scotland's goalie prevented a goal. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo Volpe in the 36th minute of the match. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvise Carlucci in the 44th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Concetto Mastronardi came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute Concetto Mastronardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristiano Graziano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, Fiume Veneto's Alvise Carlucci shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alexander Higgins came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fiume Veneto reached it. Cristoforo Volpes short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Alexander Higgins to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 57th minute, Alvise Carlucci left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fiume Veneto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Rico Taha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fiume Veneto's supporters rose to their feet, but Rico Taha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Higgins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 64 minutes into the game, Concetto Mastronardi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-12. Alexander Higgins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute Demetrio Cannata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Graziano in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Higgins saved Scotland from getting behind. Alexander Higgins didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Fiume Veneto's Cristiano Graziano shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-13 in the ordered_time% minute. With a little luck, Scotland's Alexander Higgins got control of the ball when Demetrio Cannata tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexander Higgins was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nejat Eronat showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-14 in the 79 minute of play. In the 82nd minute Cristiano Graziano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Fiume Veneto's Cristiano Graziano in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Scotland's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Scotland's Robert McNeill got a free kick in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Cristiano Graziano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-15. Alexander Higgins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristiano Graziano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Alexander Higgins when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nejat Eronat took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-16. Alexander Higgins made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Graziano in the 97th minute. When the final whistle sounded Fiume Veneto left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Scotland.