Challenge

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Italy's Zaccheo Andolina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jeremias Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siricio Liotta in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 5th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 8th minute of play. Jeremias Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Italy! Italy:s Flavio Vittori showed great skill when he stopped Oliver Bierhoff:s penalty. In the 20th minute, Oliver Bierhoff 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 2-0. Wágner Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jeremias Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute of the match Italy got a corner. ADM Taquaras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sigfrido Auletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 36th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremias Moreno was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Oliver Bierhoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 45 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 47th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

A sloppy throw-in by Eliseo Cutri in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ADM Taquaras's Malcolm Westerberg. 54 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeremias Moreno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 59thth minute of the game Oliver Bierhoff 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. ADM Taquaras were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Italy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Áron Bódog took the corner. ADM Taquaras's Áron Bódog 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. 67 minutes into the game, Malcolm Westerberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Zena Busacca quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a little luck, ADM Taquaras's Jeremias Moreno got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Italy's Eliseo Cutri got a free kick in the 72nd minute. ADM Taquaras's Enio Aparecido was substituted for Oliver Bierhoff. Eliseo Cutri hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Jeremias Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Áron Bódog notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Italy's Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Áron Bódog in the 80th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Italy's Sostene Vitulli got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. In the 88th minute Enio Aparecido 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. 93 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Enio Aparecido came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ADM Taquaras's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.