Challenge

Dr. Salvador Bilardo
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Stef Vallejos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yu Jian Tian 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 E➣ PINCHARRATA. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yu Jian Tian in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Vittori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 14 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. E➣ PINCHARRATA's Stef Vallejos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in E➣ PINCHARRATA's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stef Vallejos came out of the goal and Zaccheo Andolina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 20th minute of play forced E➣ PINCHARRATA's goalkeeper Stef Vallejos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by E➣ PINCHARRATA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. Zaccheo Andolina spun around in front of the goal 24 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of E➣ PINCHARRATA's goal. 27 minutes into the match, E➣ PINCHARRATA's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Stef Vallejos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by E➣ PINCHARRATA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Porziano Marchitelli drilling the ball in to score 0-2 behind E➣ PINCHARRATA's goalkeeper. In a very dangerous position, a player in E➣ PINCHARRATA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! 44 minutes into the match, E➣ PINCHARRATA's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Stef Vallejos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. E➣ PINCHARRATA's De-Jesús Haaland was substituted for Gustavo Cordera. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell De-Jesús Haaland to make the kick off. If Zaccheo Andolina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stef Vallejos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 56th minute of play. Stef Vallejos made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Sigfrido Auletta sent off a good shot on target. Stef Vallejos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 68th minute of play. When Zaccheo Andolina came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Italy 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 Zaccheo Andolina couldn't finish the play. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robustiano Clementi in the 72nd minute of the match. With a little luck, E➣ PINCHARRATA's Stef Vallejos got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute De-Jesús Haaland 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 82nd minute of the match E➣ PINCHARRATA got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sergio-Roberto Ramos ran over to the corner to take the kick. E➣ PINCHARRATA's Sergio-Roberto Ramos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Flavio Vittori in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, E➣ PINCHARRATA's Sami Khedira got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 84 played minutes E➣ PINCHARRATA got a freekick which was hit by Sami Khedira. E➣ PINCHARRATA's Stef Vallejos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save E➣ PINCHARRATA from getting a goal against them. The corner led to Italy's Eliseo Cutri getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robustiano Clementi in the 93rd minute of play. Robustiano Clementi struck a weak shot in the 94th 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 E➣ PINCHARRATA. E➣ PINCHARRATA's Stef Vallejos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save E➣ PINCHARRATA from getting a goal against them. In the 99th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Siricio Liotta went to the cornerflag to take it. The E➣ PINCHARRATA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Italy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.