Challenge

Baglio Greco
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. Bachittar Singh started the match with the kick off. The throw-in from Alessio Chitarroni in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Jane Austen Pride's Veli Hussein. Alessio Chitarroni made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Jane Austen Pride's Veli Hussein. Bachittar Singh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Demetrio Greco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. John Martin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmine Cavanna in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bachittar Singh in the 14th minute of play forced Laykers's goalkeeper Demetrio Greco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laykers's Demetrio Greco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bachittar Singh in the 15th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Alessio Chitarroni in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Jane Austen Pride's Veli Hussein. Ferruccio Di Palma who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of John Martin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Laykers fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Laykers's Ferruccio Di Palma looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jane Austen Pride's Veli Hussein managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Carmine Tolin in the 25 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pasquale Riccio in the 26th minute of play forced Laykers's goalkeeper Demetrio Greco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Demetrio Greco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bachittar Singh in the 30th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Garry Power made a precise shot to the right of Demetrio Greco. Laykers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 38 minutes into the match, Laykers's goal looked a bit too open when Bachittar Singh came free, but Demetrio Greco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Laykers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Jane Austen Pride were winning 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carmine Cavanna was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Jane Austen Pride getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. John Gravell hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, Jane Austen Pride's Bachittar Singh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Demetrio Greco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Laykers's Demetrio Greco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bachittar Singh in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Jane Austen Pride's goalkeeper John Martin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Demetrio Greco made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Bachittar Singh sent off a good shot on target. Laykers's Carter Zaino was substituted for Carmine Cavanna. After 66 minutes Laykers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Garry Power who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Veli Hussein managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Demetrio Greco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bachittar Singh in the 69th minute. With a little luck, Laykers's Demetrio Greco got control of the ball when Garry Power tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alessio Chitarroni made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Jane Austen Pride's Veli Hussein. Bachittar Singh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Demetrio Greco made a huge save. Bachittar Singh's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Demetrio Greco skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bachittar Singh did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Demetrio Greco 77 minutes into the match. Jane Austen Pride made a substitution. Leonard Wood replaced Darryl Anderson. Jane Austen Pride made a substitution. Espen Lima replaced Garry Power. Jane Austen Pride made a substitution. Peter Bamforth replaced Bachittar Singh. After a defensive mix-up in Laykers's zone, Peter Bamforth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Demetrio Greco came out of the goal and Peter Bamforth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Laykers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Veli Hussein was slow to take the kick. During this time Jane Austen Pride's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Veli Hussein almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Laykers's Demetrio Greco did a great save. A collision led to Laykers getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Fabio Rondinelli hit a great ball. The Laykers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Jane Austen Pride were clearly better and deserved to take the win.