Challenge

Kursk Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Andrey Denisov came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frutos Mallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 7th minute of play. Gianpaolo Mascari kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Курск ФК's Andrey Denisov. But to his dismay, Andrey Denisov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Курск ФК's goalie prevented a goal. When Zaccheo Andolina came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Italy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zaccheo Andolina couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Курск ФК defense, Porziano Marchitelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frutos Mallo. The Курск ФК fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frutos Mallo should have stopped the shot. 31 minutes into the game, Eliseo Cutri threw the ball into play from the sideline. Курск ФК's Filipp Ilyin quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Sigfrido Auletta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Frutos Mallo. Курск ФК's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 38th minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frutos Mallo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute Andrey Denisov 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. In the 44th minute, Andrey Denisov 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. Taras Baranov hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrey Denisov to make the kick off. Frutos Mallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Filipp Ilyin made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Porziano Marchitelli. Zaccheo Andolina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frutos Mallo having to interfere. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrey Denisov in the 70th minute of the match. Andrey Denisov scored 3-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flavio Vittori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Porziano Marchitelli struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Frutos Mallo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italy. Курск ФК's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina scored to the left of an out of position Frutos Mallo, making the score, 3-2. Курск ФК's Frutos Mallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 82nd minute of play. Frutos Mallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Sigfrido Auletta made a precise shot to the right of Frutos Mallo. Курск ФК's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Curto in the 90th minute of play forced Курск ФК's goalkeeper Frutos Mallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Курск ФК made a substitution. Boris Basalaev replaced Andrey Denisov.