Challenge

Taba Opera Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) If 邵南响 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Italy defense, Marciano Asmussen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot. If Marciano Asmussen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 12thth minute of the game Zaccheo Andolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tabalongo AFC's Keanu Reeves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Asmussen in the 13th minute of the match. Tabalongo AFC's Marciano Asmussen got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marciano Asmussen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Vittori having to make a save. Siricio Liotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Marciano Asmussen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 22 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Asmussen came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tabalongo AFC's goalkeeper Keanu Reeves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marciano Asmussen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Asmussen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. Sigfrido Auletta made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Tabalongo AFC's Keanu Reeves managed to reach the ball for a save. 41 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Asmussen came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Américo Baehr, made in the 42nd minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zaccheo Andolina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zaccheo Andolina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eliseo Cutri got a throw-in 53 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gianpaolo Mascari. With 55 minutes on the clock, Yerko Speed commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tabalongo AFC! Tabalongo AFC:s Keanu Reeves showed great skill when he stopped Sigfrido Auletta:s penalty. Keanu Reeves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keanu Reeves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zaccheo Andolina's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 64th 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: 1-2. Sigfrido Auletta might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Keanu Reeves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sigfrido Auletta ran back to his position shaking his head. Keanu Reeves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 68th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keanu Reeves was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 71st match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siricio Liotta to maneuver through the defense. Tabalongo AFC's Zarpas Cea was substituted for Max Vinkens. After 72 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Siricio Liotta. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constancio Jaque in the 73rd minute of play. Sigfrido Auletta shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Porziano Marchitelli hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Keanu Reeves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 80th minute of play. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. In the 83rd minute of the match Italy got a corner. Tabalongo AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Siricio Liotta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tabalongo AFC's Keanu Reeves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Tabalongo AFC from getting a goal against them. Keanu Reeves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Curto in the 89th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Tabalongo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Guiscardo Davide came free, but Keanu Reeves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Keanu Reeves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adriano Curto in the 95th minute. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Frankowski in the 96th minute of the match. Américo Baehr made in the 99th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. The Tabalongo AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Italy's performance. The match ended with a win for Italy.