Challenge

Marconi Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Fabrizio Adriano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio Adriano in the 6th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Juan Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes, Bar Marconi United's Davide Spadoni shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Sanz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bar Marconi United reached it. Fabrizio Adriano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benito Sanz was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Davide Spadoni capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Davide Spadoni really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio Adriano in the 25th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabrizio Adriano. Horea Balint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 33rd minute of the match. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Bar Marconi United's Fabrizio Adriano. But to his dismay, Fabrizio Adriano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Fabrizio Adriano scored 5-0 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabrizio Adriano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benito Sanz having to make a save. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Hugo Ferrant hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Fabrizio Adriano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bar Marconi United's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabrizio Adriano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benito Sanz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabrizio Adriano was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Fabrizio Adriano notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Costa Rica's Benito Sanz. Benito Sanz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Benito Sanz came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Bar Marconi United's Fabrizio Adriano. But to his dismay, Fabrizio Adriano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. After 59 minutes of play, Bar Marconi United's Fabrizio Adriano made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Davide Spadoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Benito Sanz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Costin Alucai sped through Costa Rica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Benito Sanz. 72 minutes into the game, Bar Marconi United's Costin Alucai nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. 75 minutes into the game, Bar Marconi United's Davide Spadoni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. Costin Alucai might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benito Sanz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Costin Alucai ran back to his position shaking his head. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costin Alucai in the 78th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Costin Alucai in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benito Sanz saved Costa Rica from getting behind. In the 83rd minute, Davide Spadoni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Sanz was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Bar Marconi United made a substitution. Andrea Ranalli replaced Davide Spadoni. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Alucai in the 88th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Hugo Ferrant in the 90th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bar Marconi United's Ettore Canzano. 91 minutes into the game, Bar Marconi United's Costin Alucai nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benito Sanz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 13-0. In the 94th minute, Costin Alucai made a precise shot to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 14-0. When the referee ended the match the Bar Marconi United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.