Challenge

Gate to Walhalla
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Guardian Force's Uku Orav 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. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 8th minute of play forced Guardian Force's goalkeeper Konstanty Posadzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 8th minute of play forced Guardian Force's goalkeeper Konstanty Posadzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Konstanty Posadzki saved Guardian Force from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 20th minute of play forced Guardian Force's goalkeeper Konstanty Posadzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Guardian Force's goalkeeper Konstanty Posadzki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Johan Letang got free with Flavio Vittori in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Gianpaolo Mascari in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Guardian Force's Wincent Czajkowski. Guardian Force's attentive Artur Hatman managed to snatch the ball when Eliseo Cutri made a throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Italy's zone, Uku Orav stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavio Vittori came out of the goal and Uku Orav tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Johan Letang got free with Flavio Vittori in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Italy were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Guardian Force's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sigfrido Auletta took the corner. After 41 minutes Guardian Force'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. With an all-out effort, Guardian Force's Flavio Vittori threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Uku Orav, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 46 minutes into the game, Artur Hatman threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Siricio Liotta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Konstanty Posadzki 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 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. Italy's attentive Eliseo Cutri managed to snatch the ball when Artur Hatman made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. Grzegorz Mochowak hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute Grzegorz Mochowak 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 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Guardian Force's goalkeeper Konstanty Posadzki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Konstanty Posadzki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 66th minute of the match. When Italy's Zaccheo Andolina in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guardian Force's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Johan Letang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guardian Force's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johan Letang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Konstanty Posadzki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zaccheo Andolina got free with Konstanty Posadzki in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guardian Force's Konstanty Posadzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 78th minute of play. Franciszek Liermann was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 83 minutes into the match. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. The supporters of Italy booed when Guardian Force was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franciszek Liermann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Italy's Adriano Curto got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 89 minutes into the game, Italy's Adriano Curto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Konstanty Posadzki made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Italy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.