Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 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. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arda Baybars Tarhun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes in the game, Siricio Liotta fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Óscar Cordobé having to interfere. After 8 minutes of play, AdanaSpor 2010's Hristofor Yonchevski made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Vittori was left in no man's land by his defense there! Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Delfino Rosario, made in the 11th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Óscar Cordobé successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fatih Tekke in the 13th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Óscar Cordobé read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arda Baybars Tarhun in the 23rd minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hristofor Yonchevski in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Fatih Tekke came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Óscar Cordobé 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 27th minute. Óscar Cordobé showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 39th minute of the match. Zaccheo Andolina scored 1-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Óscar Cordobé, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 47th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Cordobé saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

AdanaSpor 2010's Göksun Uçanay was substituted for Fatih Tekke. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Göksun Uçanay to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AdanaSpor 2010's goalkeeper Óscar Cordobé, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 53 minutes into the game, Delfino Rosario threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Siricio Liotta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 55th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Cordobé saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Óscar Cordobé took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Göksun Uçanay went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Óscar Cordobé showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 69th minute of the match. Arda Baybars Tarhun shot from long distance in the 72nd minute, but Flavio Vittori was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Sigfrido Auletta hit a great ball. Zaccheo Andolina took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Óscar Cordobé. Óscar Cordobé dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. If Porziano Marchitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. In the 85th minute, Arda Baybars Tarhun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AdanaSpor 2010 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Adriano Curto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Óscar Cordobé tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Göksun Uçanay 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. After some careless play in the Italy defense, Göksun Uçanay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AdanaSpor 2010 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.