Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes Kropotkins pojkar'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. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tahsin Elçioğlu in the 9th minute of play. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Vallejo in the 14th minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Per-Arne Vidman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Tahsin Elçioğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Vittori was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 30 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Vallejo came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo-Hernán Vallejo in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Per-Arne Vidman was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tahsin Elçioğlu to strike the kick off in the second half. Italy's attentive Zena Busacca managed to snatch the ball when Andy Cane made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. A collision led to Kropotkins pojkar getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Andy Cane hit a great ball. With his leg Flavio Vittori managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Kropotkins pojkar's Gustavo-Hernán Vallejo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kropotkins pojkar'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. The corner ended in Eliseo Cutri almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kropotkins pojkar's Per-Arne Vidman did a great save. Per-Arne Vidman 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 65th minute. In the 69th minute of the match, Albano Boni tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Flavio Vittori saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 76 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Per-Arne Vidman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Andy Cane, made in the 77th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 79th minute of play forced Kropotkins pojkar's goalkeeper Per-Arne Vidman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Arne Vidman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 82 minutes, Peder Lidström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kropotkins pojkar and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. 82 minutes into the game, one of Kropotkins pojkar:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kropotkins pojkar:s Per-Arne Vidman showed great skill when he stopped Siricio Liotta:s penalty. Per-Arne Vidman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Curto, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tahsin Elçioğlu in the 88th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Peder Lidström got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Flavio Vittori quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 92 played minutes Kropotkins pojkar got a freekick which was hit by Axel Strand. Per-Arne Vidman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siricio Liotta in the 93rd minute of the match. A collision led to Kropotkins pojkar getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Peder Lidström hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, Adriano Curto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Per-Arne Vidman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Kropotkins pojkar's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.