Challenge

SMOLENSK
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Vladislav Maksimychev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 5th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladislav Maksimychev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Ralf Rapp came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vladislav Maksimychev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Calisto in the 12th minute of play. Italy's Siricio Liotta managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Valeryan Strelkov in the 16 minute of the game. In the 18th minute Ralf Rapp 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. 1-0 became the score in the 22nd minute when Ralf Rapp elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Kristóf Sass sent off a good shot on target. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Rapp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Rapp in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf Rapp in the 30th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladislav Maksimychev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sigfrido Auletta went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 35th match minute, Днепр ФК was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kristóf Sass to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Днепр ФК's Valeryan Strelkov got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaspar Calisto to make the kick off. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cengiz Ulutaş was slow to take the kick. During this time Днепр ФК's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Днепр ФК's Cengiz Ulutaş to fire away a dangerous shot which Flavio Vittori despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Valeryan Strelkov, made in the 57th minute of the game. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vladislav Maksimychev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmitriy Bogaenko in the 61st minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Rapp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Днепр ФК were awarded a corner. Cengiz Ulutaş went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Italy's Gianpaolo Mascari getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Calisto in the 86th minute of play. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Calisto in the 86th minute of play. Vladislav Maksimychev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siricio Liotta in the 88th minute of play. In the 92nd minute of the match Днепр ФК got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cengiz Ulutaş ran over to the corner to take the kick. At last the ball reached Kristóf Sass at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Italy. 2-1. In the 96th minute Dmitriy Bogaenko 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. Днепр ФК's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.