Challenge

ASF Megastadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Filipo Inzaghi started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Filipo Inzaghi came free, but Bruno Antognoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Italy's Armando Natalucci in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goalie prevented a goal. The corner ended in Didi Ladron almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata did a great save. Cristiano Granata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Natalucci in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Galeone in the 16th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Bruno Antognoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gani Pamirhan in the 18th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Bruno Antognoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Rodrigue Léonard kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bruno Antognoni. That made the score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristiano Granata. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 31st minute, Armando Natalucci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristiano Granata was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 35 minutes into the match, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Natalucci came free, but Cristiano Granata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Armando Natalucci's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Granata was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristiano Granata read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. With an all-out effort, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Bruno Antognoni threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gani Pamirhan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez in the 43rd minute of play. Didi Ladron kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Edoardo Galeone shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 46th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Bruno Antognoni but with some difficulty. In the 47thth minute of the game Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Armando Natalucci to strike the kick off in the second half. A well-hit corner resulted in Comunardo Pedroni heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 54 minutes into the match, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goalkeeper Cristiano Granata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Natalucci. Cristiano Granata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Natalucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Italy's Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Armando Natalucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Italy made a substitution. Rui Costa replaced Carmine Gargano. Italy made a substitution. Enzo Luongo replaced Armando Natalucci. 66 minutes into the match, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Luongo came free, but Cristiano Granata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goalkeeper Cristiano Granata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesare Maestri. Cesare Maestri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Qian Di Guo was substituted for Gani Pamirhan. 75 minutes into the game, one of A.S. Ian Fenomeni:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Italy a penalty, 76 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Didi Ladron, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata. 1-2. In the 78th minute, Rui Costa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Cristiano Granata, passed just outside the right post. Bruno Antognoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edoardo Galeone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Enzo Luongo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Granata was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Enzo Luongo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristiano Granata. That made the score 1-3 in the 89 minute of play. In the 95th match minute, A.S. Ian Fenomeni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Guerrieri to maneuver through the defense. Rui Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 98th minute, Enzo Guerrieri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The A.S. Ian Fenomeni supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Italy's performance. The match ended with a win for Italy.