Challenge

Grotta Polifemo
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damiano Tristezza started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damiano Tristezza. In the 3rd match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocco Owen to maneuver through the defense. After 4 minutes, Damiano Tristezza made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Curacao's Bruno Barrett tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudio Bianco. In the 14th minute, Atletico Milazzo's Armin Petricca dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marshall Graham in the 20th minute of play forced Atletico Milazzo's goalkeeper Demetrio Scibilia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Troy Kennedy's late challenge caught a Atletico Milazzo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Troy Kennedy helped the player get up and apologised. Bruno Barrett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damiano Tristezza in the 23rd minute. 3-0 became the score in the 26th minute when Armin Petricca elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Anfilogino Antognoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Atletico Milazzo's Damiano Tristezza got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Francesco Spiazzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Rocco Owen. After having played for 46 minutes, Claudio Bianco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico Milazzo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Bianco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 47th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Cox to maneuver through the defense. If Damiano Tristezza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Stanley Wallace made the kick off in the second half. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Atletico Milazzo's Armin Petricca. But to his dismay, Armin Petricca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Damiano Tristezza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kyle Davies's late challenge caught a Atletico Milazzo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kyle Davies helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st minute, Kyle Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armin Petricca, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francesco Spiazzi in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Barrett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francesco Spiazzi in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. 64 minutes into the match, Atletico Milazzo's goalkeeper Demetrio Scibilia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanley Wallace. Claudio Bianco struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Bruno Barrett didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Milazzo. When Atletico Milazzo's Claudio Bianco, in the 67th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Milazzo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armin Petricca in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. In the 70th minute of the match Atletico Milazzo got a corner. Curacao's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arturo Tundo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Atletico Milazzo's Arturo Tundo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bruno Barrett in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 72nd minute Armin Petricca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Claudio Bianco notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Curacao's Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armin Petricca in the 76th minute of the match. When Atletico Milazzo's Damiano Tristezza in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curacao's goalie prevented a goal. 78 minutes into the match, Francesco Spiazzi notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Curacao's Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Troy Kennedy got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 85th play minutes Damiano Tristezza shot 8-0, a short shot which went by Bruno Barrett and just under the crossbar into goal. Francesco Spiazzi took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. Claudio Bianco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Harvey Doyle hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Harvey Doyle kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Atletico Milazzo's Arturo Tundo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 99th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Curacao. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Atletico Milazzo fully deserved thier win.