Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joaquim Carvalho took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamel Espitalier in the 4th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Siricio Liotta struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Saip Baltaş didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italy. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Zaccheo Andolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Carvalho in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saip Baltaş narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saip Baltaş narrowly saved just below the crossbar. David Holmstedt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Sigfrido Auletta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Saip Baltaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36thth minute of the game Kamel Espitalier 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. Joaquim Carvalho took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 40th minute Joaquim Carvalho 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 46th minute, Zaccheo Andolina reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Saip Baltaş. The goal made the score 4-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zaccheo Andolina to strike the kick off in the second half. Salamanca UDS's Saip Baltaş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siricio Liotta in the 52nd minute of play. Saip Baltaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saip Baltaş saved Salamanca UDS from getting behind. Saip Baltaş 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 62nd minute Siricio Liotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saip Baltaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saip Baltaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Salamanca UDS's goal looked a bit too open when Porziano Marchitelli came free, but Saip Baltaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 79 minutes Salamanca UDS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Salamanca UDS's goalie and right to Deodato Magliozzi. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Salamanca UDS's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Saip Baltaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 82nd minute of the match. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Holmstedt in the 83rd minute of play. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. A sloppy throw-in by Tugay Okkan in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Salamanca UDS's goalkeeper Saip Baltaş, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adriano Curto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Saip Baltaş read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play.