Challenge

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zaccheo Andolina in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kristian Modig prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 4th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 5th 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. FC Wingspan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nuno Caires in the 6th minute. After 9 minutes FC Wingspan'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. Adrian Wassenius kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Sigfrido Auletta struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Kristian Modig 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 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gwidon Babicki in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes Italy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nuno Caires who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in FC Wingspan's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristian Modig 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. Kristian Modig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 29th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristian Modig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Wingspan's Kristian Modig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 38th minute of play. Kristian Modig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 41st minute of play. In the 45th minute Gwidon Babicki 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Babicki in the 55th minute of play. Kristian Modig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Modig 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 66th minute. Porziano Marchitelli charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Porziano Marchitelli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 67 minutes into the game, one of Italy:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Italy:s Flavio Vittori showed great skill when he stopped Gwidon Babicki:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 75th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Kristian Modig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Oliviero Ontiveros in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Zaccheo Andolina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Kristian Modig made a huge save. After 86 minutes FC Wingspan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Siricio Liotta who took care of the corner kick. Siricio Liotta made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that FC Wingspan's Kristian Modig managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Porziano Marchitelli kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kristian Modig. That made the score 0-1 in the 92 minute of play. Italy's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.