Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zheng Jian started the match with the kick off. Sigfrido Auletta, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Gomberto Picozzi made in the 9th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gianpaolo Mascari however managed to control. If Porziano Marchitelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute Zheng Jian 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. With an all-out effort, Italy's Gaizkine Nobo threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zaccheo Andolina, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 19 minutes Orxata I Fartons'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. 22 minutes into the match, Orxata I Fartons's goalkeeper Gaizkine Nobo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. In the 24th minute, Zheng Jian made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gaizkine Nobo 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 31st of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Gaizkine Nobo got in the way and made a wonderful save. 37 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Jian came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Italy's Gaizkine Nobo threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zaccheo Andolina, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Eliseo Cutri hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Gaizkine Nobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zaccheo Andolina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zheng Jian blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Vittori having to make a save. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zheng Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. If Gregorio Ruiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute of the match Italy got a corner. Orxata I Fartons'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. A nice corner shot did that Deodato Magliozzi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gaizkine Nobo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 69 played minutes Orxata I Fartons got a freekick which was hit by Olle Engström. In the 71st match minute, Orxata I Fartons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olle Engström to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Orxata I Fartons's goalkeeper Gaizkine Nobo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Italy were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Orxata I Fartons's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Orxata I Fartons's goalie and right to Siricio Liotta. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Orxata I Fartons's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Gaizkine Nobo 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 77th minute. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sigfrido Auletta in the 78th minute. At last the ball reached Zaccheo Andolina at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Orxata I Fartons. 3-1. Gaizkine Nobo 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 85th minute. In the 86thth minute of the game Zaccheo Andolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Orxata I Fartons's Gaizkine Nobo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Zaccheo Andolina sped through Orxata I Fartons's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gaizkine Nobo. Orxata I Fartons's Gaizkine Nobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Curto in the 95th minute of play.