Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Albano Abadia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Latocayteva F.C.'s Apolo Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 3rd minute of play. Tony Soprano struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Flavio Vittori didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Latocayteva F.C.. Apolo Rius made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina sent off a good shot on target. 12 minutes into the match, Latocayteva F.C.'s goalkeeper Apolo Rius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. Apolo Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 18th minute of the match. With a little luck, Latocayteva F.C.'s Apolo Rius got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. Albano Abadia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Vittori having to make a save. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Abadia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Albano Abadia made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 25 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Sigfrido Auletta. Albano Abadia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 28 minutes into the match, Latocayteva F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gianpaolo Mascari came free, but Apolo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Apolo Rius prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Italy fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Italy's Zaccheo Andolina 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Apolo Rius was a little too slow when Zaccheo Andolina got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 2-1. Apolo Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Albano Abadia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albano Abadia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Siricio Liotta hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. 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. Zaccheo Andolina was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Siricio Liotta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Rius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 53rd minute. The corner ended in Sigfrido Auletta almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Latocayteva F.C.'s Apolo Rius did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Abadia in the 54th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute of the game Deodato Magliozzi made a throw-in which Porziano Marchitelli played forward. Apolo Rius 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 60th minute. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Zigrīds Pedersens made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Latocayteva F.C.'s Julen Avila got a free kick in the 64th minute. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nesor Vacas in the 67th minute of play. Deodato Magliozzi made in the 72nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Porziano Marchitelli. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Latocayteva F.C.'s Apolo Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Zaccheo Andolina 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. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Apolo Rius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Curto in the 88th minute of play. After 89 played minutes Latocayteva F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Julen Avila. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Guiscardo Davide put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Apolo Rius.