Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Fernando Marinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Sigfrido Auletta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kuno Lüdimõis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Fernando Marinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC ICEWIND DALE's Kuno Lüdimõis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 18th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Eliseo Cutri in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC ICEWIND DALE's Tomasz Łapiński. Fernando Marinho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. With a little luck, FC ICEWIND DALE's Kuno Lüdimõis got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Kuno Lüdimõis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, FC ICEWIND DALE's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Kuno Lüdimõis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zaccheo Andolina took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kuno Lüdimõis. Kuno Lüdimõis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Kuno Lüdimõis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by FC ICEWIND DALE's Fernando Marinho. But to his dismay, Fernando Marinho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Sigfrido Auletta struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Kuno Lüdimõis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italy. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fernando Marinho was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Fernando Marinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 66th minute of play forced FC ICEWIND DALE's goalkeeper Kuno Lüdimõis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Marinho in the 70th minute of play. FC ICEWIND DALE's Patryk Ranowiecki was substituted for Fernando Marinho. A sloppy throw-in by Deodato Magliozzi in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC ICEWIND DALE's Walery Wolicki. Kuno Lüdimõis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sigfrido Auletta went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. After 88 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Gomberto Picozzi. Walery Wolicki was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 88th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Patryk Ranowiecki took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Flavio Vittori to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in FC ICEWIND DALE's zone, Adriano Curto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kuno Lüdimõis came out of the goal and Adriano Curto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Italy were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.