Challenge

Stadio Delle Aquile
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Enzo Luongo kicked off to start the match. A throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game was made by Alessandro Mara with Enzo Luongo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Bruno Antognoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Borgatello in the 7th minute of play. Bruno Antognoni made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Bel Cross sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlo Borgatello got free with Bruno Antognoni in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute, Carlo Borgatello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlo Borgatello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute of the match FC Aquile Azzurre got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Reg Weeks ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Reg Weeks got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bruno Antognoni quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Enzo Luongo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sabin Pânzaru having to make a save. Sabin Pânzaru 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 61st minute, Italy's Enzo Luongo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. FC Aquile Azzurre made a substitution. Äliqulu Vermäliyev replaced Adil Mahşer. Italy's Cesare Maestri was substituted for Rui Costa. It was a well-played corner which Bel Cross managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. FC Aquile Azzurre's Sabin Pânzaru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save FC Aquile Azzurre from getting a goal against them. Bruno Antognoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Äliqulu Vermäliyev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Antognoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Filippo Massa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Antognoni. Italy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filippo Massa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Armando Natalucci took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Sabin Pânzaru to make any attempt to save it. The Italy players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented FC Aquile Azzurre from taking control. The game ends in a draw.