Challenge

STADIO DELLA ROMA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enzo Luongo started the match with the kick off. Alvaro Pardini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enzo Luongo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute Enzo Luongo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Pardini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Foot Ball Club di Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Luongo came free, but Alvaro Pardini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anfilogino Pantani in the 8th minute. Anfilogino Pantani made in the 10th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Enzo Luongo however managed to control. Ferruccio Zarillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Alvaro Pardini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 16 minutes of play, Italy's Enzo Luongo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Pardini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Foot Ball Club di Roma's Biagio Scoca was substituted for Armando Ceresoli. Foot Ball Club di Roma made a substitution. Alessandro Anastasi replaced Aldo Pesce. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Biagio Pallini in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Antognoni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute, Enzo Luongo 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: 0-2. Alvaro Pardini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Luongo, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Alvaro Pardini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Luongo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enzo Luongo in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alvaro Pardini saved Foot Ball Club di Roma from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Enzo Luongo put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Alvaro Pardini. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Luongo in the 43rd minute of play forced Foot Ball Club di Roma's goalkeeper Alvaro Pardini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 played minutes Foot Ball Club di Roma got a freekick which was hit by Gianluca Mancini. 47 minutes into the match, Italy's Enzo Luongo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alvaro Pardini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Rui Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Rui Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvaro Pardini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ettore Scarcella during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st match minute, Foot Ball Club di Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ettore Scarcella to maneuver through the defense. Italy made a substitution. Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez replaced Ferruccio Zarillo. Italy's Armando Natalucci was substituted for Enzo Luongo. In the 62nd minute, Ettore Scarcella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvaro Pardini was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 63 minute of play. With his leg Alvaro Pardini managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Italy's Cesare Maestri fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Foot Ball Club di Roma's Gianluca Mancini got a free kick in the 78th minute. After some careless play in the Foot Ball Club di Roma defense, Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alvaro Pardini. The Foot Ball Club di Roma fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alvaro Pardini should have stopped the shot. Foot Ball Club di Roma made a substitution. Alberigo Villa replaced Niccolo Zaniolo. Bruno Antognoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Scoca in the 89th minute of the match. Armando Natalucci scored 0-6 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alvaro Pardini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Foot Ball Club di Roma's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez 94 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-7. Italy played a much better game than Foot Ball Club di Roma and deserved their victory. The Foot Ball Club di Roma players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.