Challenge

El Depósito
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aldo Olo started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, ARMUS S.A. OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anibal Perfecto to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by ARMUS S.A. OFF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sigfrido Auletta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to ARMUS S.A. OFF getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Bruno Efraim hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Sigfrido Auletta notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ARMUS S.A. OFF's Fernando Caraballo. Fernando Caraballo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 28 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Caraballo was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Adrian Napier came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the ARMUS S.A. OFF 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 Adrian Napier couldn't finish the play. Fernando Caraballo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bonifacio Ederono hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The ARMUS S.A. OFF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Italy were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Caraballo was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Eliseo Cutri in the 61st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ARMUS S.A. OFF's Bruno Efraim. Aldo Olo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Aldo Olo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Aldo Olo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aldo Olo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Olo in the 84th minute of play. Fernando Caraballo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Adrian Napier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. A collision led to ARMUS S.A. OFF getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Adrian Napier hit a great ball. Fernando Caraballo made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Adriano Curto sent off a good shot on target. Fernando Caraballo came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Adriano Curto. But to his dismay, Adriano Curto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Gomberto Picozzi kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Italy played a much better game than ARMUS S.A. OFF and deserved their victory. The ARMUS S.A. OFF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.