Challenge

Manhattan Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Rigoberto Ceandro started the match with the kick off. Italy's Flavio Vittori proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. In the 4th minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingo Bide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Zena Busacca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Cengiz Peykan in the 6th minute of the match. Domingo Bide came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Porziano Marchitelli. But to his dismay, Porziano Marchitelli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. NYC United were furious when Albino Criston was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Domingo Bide had in the 22ndth minute some difficulties stopping Sigfrido Auletta's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 26 minutes into the match, NYC United's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Domingo Bide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domingo Bide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute of play. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NYC United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 34th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domingo Bide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rigoberto Ceandro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Vittori having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Domingo Bide narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Cengiz Peykan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 40th minute of play forced NYC United's goalkeeper Domingo Bide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingo Bide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 42nd minute of the match. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Gaspard, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Domingo Bide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zaccheo Andolina made a kick off. NYC United's Domingo Bide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Siricio Liotta in the 52nd minute of play. In the 59th 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: 0-2. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Ceandro in the 67th minute of the match. Domingo Bide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The throw-in from Joe Roget in the 78th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 86th minute of play forced NYC United's goalkeeper Domingo Bide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melchor Carlomagno in the 88th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Sigfrido Auletta took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Domingo Bide to make any attempt to save it. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Porziano Marchitelli during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.