Challenge

Castagneto Po
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Julio Vera acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 3rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Eraldo Sorrentino. In the 5th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Cimino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 played minutes Castagneto Po AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ermanno Venditti. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filippo Pinti got free with Julio Vera in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dennis Cimino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Castagneto Po AFC's Dennis Cimino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 15th minute of play. Dennis Cimino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Agustín Saelices received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Dennis Cimino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Castagneto Po AFC's Andrea Pinti got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Pinti in the 25th minute of play. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Biagio Nola in the 27th minute. After 28 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eraldo Sorrentino who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Eraldo Sorrentino almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. After 33 played minutes Castagneto Po AFC got a freekick which was hit by Eraldo Sorrentino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play forced Castagneto Po AFC's goalkeeper Dennis Cimino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Castagneto Po AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eraldo Sorrentino didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Castagneto Po AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Bravo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filippo Pinti 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Filippo Pinti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. In the 52ndth minute of the game Filippo Pinti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 52nd match minute, Castagneto Po AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Sciarra to maneuver through the defense. Filippo Pinti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. In the 58th minute of the match, Cristian Sancho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dennis Cimino was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 62 minutes of play, Castagneto Po AFC's Filippo Pinti made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 64 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Zorita. Fedele Pasquale charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fedele Pasquale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Castagneto Po AFC made a substitution. Federico Ciccone replaced Andrea Pinti. In the 71st minute, Fedele Pasquale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Sciarra in the 73rd minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippo Pinti in the 74th minute of play. Felix Montes hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Ciccone, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Castagneto Po AFC were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eraldo Sorrentino took the corner. When Biagio Nola fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Castagneto Po AFC's protests and gave Biagio Nola a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th match minute, Castagneto Po AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Nola to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dennis Cimino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippo Pinti in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 93 minutes, Filippo Pinti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Castagneto Po AFC and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute Emilio Sciarra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.