Challenge

Fiorano
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Italy's Zaccheo Andolina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ubaldo Gonzales could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Flavio Vittori successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 8th minute, Zaccheo Andolina made a precise shot to the right of Ernesto Fe. Cavallino Rampante II's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Italy's Siricio Liotta got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Hu Shu Ming 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 Hu Shu Ming was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 18th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Fe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ubaldo Gonzales in the 21st minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Fe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 24th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cavallino Rampante II's zone, Zaccheo Andolina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Fe 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. Joaquin Matai made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Hu Shu Ming. In the 38th minute, Hu Shu Ming ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Vittori was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ubaldo Gonzales made the kick off in the second half. Joaquin Matai made in the 58th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jonas Olivar. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Cavallino Rampante II's Hu Shu Ming. But to his dismay, Hu Shu Ming quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. A collision led to Cavallino Rampante II getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Joaquin Matai hit a great ball. In the 66th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Fe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when Joaquin Matai made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. A throw-in in the 69th minute of the game was made by Joaquin Matai with Ivo Oja as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Cavallino Rampante II's Ernesto Fe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Cavallino Rampante II from getting a goal against them. Cavallino Rampante II's Arnaldo Ellande was substituted for Cirilo Eron. Cavallino Rampante II made a substitution. Yan Hui Feng replaced Candido Garin. 76 minutes in the game Joaquin Matai did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jonas Olivar. Joaquin Matai got a throw-in 77 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Arnaldo Ellande. In the 79th minute, Ubaldo Gonzales made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Shu Ming, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Cavallino Rampante II's Ernesto Fe got control of the ball when Zaccheo Andolina tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Ernesto Fe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hu Shu Ming in the 93rd minute of play. After 93 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Siricio Liotta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Siricio Liotta kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adriano Curto in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ernesto Fe saved Cavallino Rampante II from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cavallino Rampante II had won after a very even match.