Challenge

Ibar Codina Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matthew Baggott made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Frida Kahlo Artists was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Roos to maneuver through the defense. Michael Miers acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 4th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dave Mussi. After a rather tough play, §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Fabrizio Di Cristofaro got a free kick in the 5th minute. §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Diego Bocchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils Roos in the 9th minute of play. Fabio Angelini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eamon McDonnell during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 16 played minutes Frida Kahlo Artists got a freekick which was hit by Eamon McDonnell. When Dave Mussi came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dave Mussi couldn't finish the play. §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Ennio Fantasia got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Fabrizio Di Cristofaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enzo Gazza hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's zone, Reginald Hoare stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diego Bocchi came out of the goal and Reginald Hoare tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diego Bocchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reginald Hoare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Frida Kahlo Artists booed when §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferruccio Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 32 played minutes §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα got a freekick which was hit by Dave Mussi. When Nils Roos came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Frida Kahlo Artists fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nils Roos couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute, Reginald Hoare ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diego Bocchi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Brian Cox's late challenge caught a §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brian Cox helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Frida Kahlo Artists fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 39 minutes, §.§. Iитяєρι∂α Łαиzαяα's Concetto Croce got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Michael Miers. Benjamin Lee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Diego Bocchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Concetto Croce stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Enzo Gazza's late challenge caught a Frida Kahlo Artists's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enzo Gazza helped the player get up and apologised. Enzo Gazza kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Concetto Croce in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michael Miers saved Frida Kahlo Artists from getting behind. During the 71st minute of the match Enzo Gazza completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Enzo Gazza a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Enzo Gazza hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Diego Bocchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eamon McDonnell in the 73rd minute of play. Diego Bocchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Lee in the 77th minute of the match. Reginald Hoare sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reginald Hoare's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diego Bocchi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Matthew Baggott might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diego Bocchi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Matthew Baggott ran back to his position shaking his head. When Reginald Hoare came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Frida Kahlo Artists fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Reginald Hoare couldn't finish the play. Matthew Baggott's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diego Bocchi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Frida Kahlo Artists had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.