Challenge

Arena Muzema
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zaccheo Andolina took the kick off in the first half of the match. Feng Ting Yuan made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind M0RF1G4Z's goalkeeper Alfredão do Nascimento, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zaccheo Andolina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alfredão do Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to M0RF1G4Z getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Claudinho Bezerra hit a great ball. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. M0RF1G4Z's Alfredão do Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 13th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Flavio Vittori successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Siricio Liotta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Alfredão do Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 19th minute of play forced M0RF1G4Z's goalkeeper Alfredão do Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredão do Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. 31 minutes into the game, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredão do Nascimento made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 37 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredão do Nascimento narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Feng Ting Yuan charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Feng Ting Yuan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 39th minute of play forced M0RF1G4Z's goalkeeper Alfredão do Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luizinho Quintal. Alfredão do Nascimento 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 42nd minute. After 45 minutes M0RF1G4Z's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Siricio Liotta got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfredão do Nascimento quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for René Descartes to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sigfrido Auletta got free with Alfredão do Nascimento in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 53 minutes M0RF1G4Z's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sigfrido Auletta who took care of the corner kick. 54 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredão do Nascimento narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredão do Nascimento was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Alfredão do Nascimento 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 58th minute. M0RF1G4Z's Alfredão do Nascimento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save M0RF1G4Z from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Porziano Marchitelli took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Alfredão do Nascimento to make any attempt to save it. In the 65th minute, Zena Busacca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno Netto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Deodato Magliozzi hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zaccheo Andolina got free with Alfredão do Nascimento in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfredão do Nascimento read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Zaccheo Andolina took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Alfredão do Nascimento to make any attempt to save it. 84 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when René Descartes came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. The crowd rose to their feet as Adriano Curto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alfredão do Nascimento. That made the score 0-5 in the 88 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Adriano Curto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredão do Nascimento was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. In the 92ndth minute of the game Adriano Curto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but M0RF1G4Z's Alfredão do Nascimento was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 95th minute, Adriano Curto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alfredão do Nascimento. The goal made the score 0-6. Italy played a much better game than M0RF1G4Z and deserved their victory. The M0RF1G4Z players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.