Challenge

Estadi de Mestalla
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. 李永乐 á Bø hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Zheng Jian scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flavio Vittori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Oinomoas Tekosis hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaizkine Nobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sigfrido Auletta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gaizkine Nobo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Flavio Vittori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olle Engström went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 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 38th minute. Italy's attentive Eliseo Cutri managed to snatch the ball when Angelo Sacchi made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zheng Jian in the 44th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Zaccheo Andolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gaizkine Nobo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After 60 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. The corner led Italy's Porziano Marchitelli to fire away a dangerous shot which Gaizkine Nobo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 62nd 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. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zheng Jian in the 62nd minute of play. Orxata I Fartons's Gaizkine Nobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 65th minute of play. 71 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. In the 73rd minute, Italy's Porziano Marchitelli dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Orxata I Fartons's Donatello Estrada was substituted for Oinomoas Tekosis. If Zaccheo Andolina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Spiro Coca lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Orxata I Fartons:s Gaizkine Nobo showed great skill when he stopped Siricio Liotta:s penalty. After 95 played minutes Orxata I Fartons got a freekick which was hit by Miroslaw Drab. Adriano Curto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gaizkine Nobo having to make a save. Italy were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.