Challenge

Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Armando Natalucci made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Italy's Bruno Antognoni got control of the ball when Andrea Tofani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexsandro Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Natalucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Italy's Cesare Maestri got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Natalucci came free, but Alexsandro Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 23 minutes, Cesare Maestri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Italy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cesare Maestri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bruno Antognoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Tofani in the 34th minute of the match. Matty Debrouwere charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matty Debrouwere the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Matty Debrouwere got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute Andrea Tofani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Antognoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Italy's Bruno Antognoni got control of the ball when Mihail Brânza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bruno Antognoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihail Brânza in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 52nd minute Andrea Tofani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Antognoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Mattia Hummels threw the ball into play from the sideline. Italy's Mattia Hummels quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Rui Costa hit a great ball. In the 60th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Costa to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Natalucci in the 69th minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Alexsandro Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Italy were awarded a corner. Mattia Hummels went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 73rd minute Comunardo Cerri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Antognoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Italy's Bruno Antognoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Comunardo Cerri in the 79th minute of play. I ritirandi di Canaus's Alexsandro Godoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save I ritirandi di Canaus from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dino Grilli got free with Alexsandro Godoi in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alexsandro Godoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Comunardo Cerri in the 85th minute of play. Alexsandro Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Natalucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Dino Grilli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexsandro Godoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. I ritirandi di Canaus's Lu Chao Cheng was substituted for Mihail Brânza. I ritirandi di Canaus's Ezequiel Leizarraga was substituted for Andrea Tofani. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.