Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zaccheo Andolina took the kick off in the first half of the match. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Diaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belarmino Viejo in the 9th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belarmino Viejo in the 12th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Xerardo Gasso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Club Deportivo Polonia getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Virgilio Ramis hit a great ball. Sigfrido Auletta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xerardo Gasso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Xavier Salazar, made in the 24th minute of the game. If Sigfrido Auletta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Polonia's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Xerardo Gasso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zaccheo Andolina in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Xerardo Gasso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Diaz in the 37th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xerardo Gasso made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina sent off a good shot on target. After 41 played minutes Club Deportivo Polonia got a freekick which was hit by Aquilino Velazquez. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Sigfrido Auletta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Sigfrido Auletta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xerardo Gasso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Belarmino Viejo made a kick off. Xerardo Gasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porziano Marchitelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xerardo Gasso was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the game, Zaccheo Andolina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Xerardo Gasso was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 64 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Club Deportivo Polonia's Xerardo Gasso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Xerardo Gasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Virgilio Ramis charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Virgilio Ramis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Belarmino Viejo got free with Flavio Vittori in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xerardo Gasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belarmino Viejo in the 76th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Porziano Marchitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Club Deportivo Polonia's Xerardo Gasso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 81st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xerardo Gasso saved Club Deportivo Polonia from getting behind. Inocencio Huguet hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. After 86 played minutes Club Deportivo Polonia got a freekick which was hit by Inocencio Huguet. In the 88th minute Adriano Curto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xerardo Gasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xerardo Gasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guiscardo Davide in the 91st minute of the match. Xerardo Gasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Curto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 93 minutes, Porziano Marchitelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Porziano Marchitelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xerardo Gasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Curto in the 95th minute of the match.