Challenge

San Juan
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Esteban Salomon got the match started through his kick off. Darío Friederichs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darío Friederichs 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 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Italy's Sostene Vitulli seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sostene Vitulli the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Italy protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sostene Vitulli had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Italy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nibiru X:s goal. 忠 张飞 walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Sigfrido Auletta scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Darío Friederichs, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Esteban Salomon might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Vittori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esteban Salomon ran back to his position shaking his head. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Salomon in the 20th minute of play. Darío Friederichs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sigfrido Auletta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaccheo Andolina hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The long shot by 忠 张飞 in the 25th minute really tested Flavio Vittori's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 30th minute of play forced Nibiru X's goalkeeper Darío Friederichs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th 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. If Sigfrido Auletta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Esteban Salomon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Vittori was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. 46 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Salomon came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Fabio Caviedes hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Ysmael Guichard made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Eliseo Cutri. 60 minutes into the match, Nibiru X's goalkeeper Darío Friederichs had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sigfrido Auletta. In the 62nd minute, Jose Rojas had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 63 minutes, Eliseo Cutri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Italy and the Nibiru X players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute of the game Eliseo Cutri made a throw-in which Gianpaolo Mascari played forward. Thanks to some nice moves Porziano Marchitelli could shoot a difficult shot in the 69th minute, which Darío Friederichs however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Nibiru X getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. León Collado hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sigfrido Auletta got free with Darío Friederichs in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Salomon, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute Esteban Salomon 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. Nibiru X's Darío Friederichs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guiscardo Davide in the 88th minute of play.