Challenge

CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Farid Mondragon 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 5th minute. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 7th minute of the match. Vincent Kompany made in the 10th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. 10 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Siricio Liotta came free, but Farid Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Sostene Vitulli fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Italy's protests and gave Sostene Vitulli a yellow card for diving instead. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Carles De Ligt made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 18th minute of play forced 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 23rd minute of the match. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levan Dost in the 32nd minute of play. The supporters of Italy booed when 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aigar Ojaperv didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Levan Dost came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Levan Dost couldn't finish the play. Ferhan Saik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Farid Mondragon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siricio Liotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 45 minutes in the game Aigar Ojaperv did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ferhan Saik. After 46 played minutes 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB got a freekick which was hit by İbrahim Kerdiğe. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aigar Ojaperv in the 54 minute of the game. 55 minutes into the game, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Farid Mondragon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Aigar Ojaperv kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Siricio Liotta might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Mondragon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Siricio Liotta ran back to his position shaking his head. 73 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Farid Mondragon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Deodato Magliozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Levan Dost took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Flavio Vittori. Italy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Farid Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 76th minute of play. Sigfrido Auletta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Farid Mondragon made a huge save. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. 87 minutes into the game, one of Italy:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 91st minute there was a penalty for 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB. Leonides Xacintu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Flavio Vittori. 1-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Italy players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.