Challenge

Spirit
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Metod Mlynar kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Spirito Vincente got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Corelli. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Oliver Holub got a free kick in the 6th minute. Henrich Slany made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Enrico Nelli sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Spirito Vincente defense, Oliver Holub kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armando Mansueto. The Spirito Vincente fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armando Mansueto should have stopped the shot. Alex Di Gennaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Henrich Slany tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Metod Mlynar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Mansueto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrico Nelli got free with Henrich Slany in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Slovakia's Henrich Slany got control of the ball when Felice Del Monaco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Henrich Slany was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Enrico Nelli showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 29 minute of play. With a little luck, Slovakia's Henrich Slany got control of the ball when Enrico Nelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Metod Mlynar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Mansueto was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 35th match minute, Spirito Vincente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carter Pierucci to maneuver through the defense. Henrich Slany made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Enrico Nelli sent off a good shot on target. After 39 played minutes, Slovakia's Pavol Koleno shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Armando Mansueto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Slovakia reached it. Felice Del Monaco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrich Slany having to interfere. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Zigmund Maliar hit a great ball. In the last second Henrich Slany throw himself and got hold of the ball when Enrico Nelli in the 48thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Enrico Nelli to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Enrico Nelli made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Slovakia's Henrich Slany tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Henrich Slany showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrico Nelli in the 59th minute of the match. Antonio Corelli hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, Alex Di Gennaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Spirito Vincente's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slovakia the free kick. A collision led to Spirito Vincente getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Alex Di Gennaro hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Metod Mlynar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Slovakia's supporters rose to their feet, but Metod Mlynar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Mansueto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Pierucci in the 67th minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Del Monaco came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrico Nelli in the 71st minute of play. Vavrinec Koleno charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vavrinec Koleno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Slovakia's Vavrinec Koleno got a free kick in the 78th minute. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrico Nelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Di Gennaro in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Pavol Koleno hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Enrico Nelli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrich Slany was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Oliver Holub's late challenge caught a Spirito Vincente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oliver Holub helped the player get up and apologised. Oliver Holub kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.