Challenge

Vudier Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Attilio Fortunato took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Didi Skarsø cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Aurelio Di Lullo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ferruccio Zarillo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aurelio Di Lullo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Natalucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Natalucci scored 0-3 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurelio Di Lullo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 17 minutes into the match, Carmine Gargano notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Valdieri's Aurelio Di Lullo. Aurelio Di Lullo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute Armando Natalucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Di Lullo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aurelio Di Lullo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Zarillo in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute, Ferruccio Zarillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 26 minutes into the match, Valdieri's goal looked a bit too open when Ferruccio Zarillo came free, but Aurelio Di Lullo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Armando Natalucci notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Valdieri's Aurelio Di Lullo. Aurelio Di Lullo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Armando Natalucci scored 0-8 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurelio Di Lullo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the game, Bianco Silvi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Aurelio Di Lullo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 43 minutes, Dino Grilli made it 0-10 with a short kick to the right side. Valdieri's Aurelio Di Lullo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 46 minutes into the match, Valdieri's goal looked a bit too open when Ferruccio Zarillo came free, but Aurelio Di Lullo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aurelio Di Lullo came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Armando Natalucci. But to his dismay, Armando Natalucci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-11. After the first half Italy were leading 0-11. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 53 minutes, Didi Skarsø mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Italy and the Valdieri players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Didi Skarsø to maneuver through the defense. Aurelio Di Lullo came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Bianco Silvi. But to his dismay, Bianco Silvi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-12. A hard shot 59 in the game by Armando Natalucci from a close distance when the talented Aurelio Di Lullo managed to make a qualified save. Valdieri's players were relieved. Emiliano Cara charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emiliano Cara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Valdieri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Cara to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the game, Ferruccio Zarillo lined in a short shot 0-13 behind a frustrated Aurelio Di Lullo. 69 minutes into the game, Italy's Armando Natalucci nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelio Di Lullo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-14. 72 minutes into the game, Didi Skarsø cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-15. Aurelio Di Lullo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 81 minutes into the match, Valdieri's goal looked a bit too open when Ferruccio Zarillo came free, but Aurelio Di Lullo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Attilio Fortunato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Didi Skarsø could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Aurelio Di Lullo made a huge save. Aurelio Di Lullo came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Bianco Silvi. But to his dismay, Bianco Silvi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-18. Armando Natalucci received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aurelio Di Lullo came out and tried to block the shot, but Armando Natalucci slotted it home off the left post making it 0-19 in the 92nd minute. Bianco Silvi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Aurelio Di Lullo made a huge save. When the match was over Italy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Valdieri throughout the match.