National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Boleslaw Sokolski made the kick off and thus started the match. Fabio Quadrini kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. With his leg Dennis Matteucci managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when U21 Poland's Boleslaw Sokolski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. U21 Poland's Boleslaw Sokolski got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elia Burelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Boss having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boleslaw Sokolski got free with Dennis Matteucci in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th match minute, U21 Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Fanfarone to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robertinho Lewandowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute of the match Alessandro Nesta shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hugo Boss showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hugo Boss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Nesta in the 19th minute of the match. When U21 Italy's Elia Burelli in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Poland's goalie prevented a goal. 27 minutes into the game, U21 Italy's Elia Burelli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Boss made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Hugo Boss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Maestri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boleslaw Sokolski got free with Dennis Matteucci in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes into the match, U21 Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Beppe Maestri came free, but Hugo Boss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Poland's Jakub Ruzicki got a free kick in the 47th minute. Hugo Boss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Pietrangelo in the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Beppe Maestri to strike the kick off in the second half. After 57 played minutes U21 Italy got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Quadrini. Dennis Matteucci came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Poland's Robertinho Lewandowski. But to his dismay, Robertinho Lewandowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The audience was convinced that Boleslaw Sokolski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennis Matteucci was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Dennis Matteucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boleslaw Sokolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Robertinho Lewandowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Poland made a substitution. Barnaba Duda replaced Boleslaw Sokolski. In the 77th match minute, U21 Poland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robertinho Lewandowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Alessandro Nesta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Barnaba Duda came free, but Dennis Matteucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dennis Matteucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnaba Duda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dennis Matteucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnaba Duda, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. U21 Italy's Frank Primavera got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Nesta in the 86th minute of play forced U21 Poland's goalkeeper Hugo Boss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Poland's Hugo Boss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damiano Di Carlo in the 88th minute of play. When U21 Poland's Barnaba Duda in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Italy's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Barnaba Duda sped through U21 Italy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dennis Matteucci. 97 minutes into the game, U21 Poland's Barnaba Duda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dennis Matteucci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. U21 Italy's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.