Challenge

Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. 3 minutes into the match, Luganeros AFC's goalkeeper Gabriel Porfiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. In the 3rd minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabriel Porfiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, Luganeros AFC's goalkeeper Gabriel Porfiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janusz Ziemniak in the 11th minute of the match. If Luis Vázquez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gabriel Porfiro was a little too slow when Zaccheo Andolina got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 2-0. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janusz Ziemniak in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Janusz Ziemniak in the 20th 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 Gabriel Porfiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Eliseo Cutri was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Gabriel Porfiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siricio Liotta in the 28th minute of play. The corner led Italy's Zaccheo Andolina to a score. 3-0 in the 30th minute. Luganeros AFC's Gabriel Porfiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 33rd minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Gabriel Porfiro made a huge save. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Belo in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Luganeros AFC's goalkeeper Gabriel Porfiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. Gabriel Porfiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Gianpaolo Mascari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Porfiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luis Vázquez made a kick off. Gabriel Porfiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 54th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Luganeros AFC's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Porfiro came out of the goal and Zaccheo Andolina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luganeros AFC's Rey Ronaldo was substituted for Luis Vázquez. In the 68th minute Rey Ronaldo 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. Luganeros AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luisito Urtzi in the 70th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Italy's goalie and right to Raphael da Silveira. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Italy's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Gabriel Porfiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Curto in the 86th minute of play. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rey Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 minutes Italy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luisito Urtzi who took care of the corner kick. In the 93rd minute, Guiscardo Davide hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Italy walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.