National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Davide Bobbio started the match with the kick off. Carmine Barone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Aznaro Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charly Viander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Donato Bucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Spain's goalkeeper Aznaro Marquez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymond Serra in the 14th minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Donato Bucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Charly Viander came free, but Donato Bucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes, Charly Viander made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Italy's Donato Bucci tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bautista Riba kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's Davide Bobbio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aznaro Marquez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Donato Bucci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Álvaro Osans's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Davide Bobbio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aznaro Marquez. U21 Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davide Bobbio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Davide Bobbio might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aznaro Marquez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Davide Bobbio ran back to his position shaking his head. Aznaro Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Bobbio in the 34th minute of the match. U21 Italy's Donato Bucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raymond Serra in the 40th minute of play. Carmine Barone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Aznaro Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Spain's goalkeeper Aznaro Marquez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charly Viander in the 57th minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Donato Bucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aznaro Marquez made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Davide Bobbio sent off a good shot on target. U21 Italy's Donato Bucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charly Viander in the 62nd minute of play. U21 Spain made a substitution. Santiago Murcia replaced Carlos Ibanez. U21 Spain's Raúl González was substituted for Charly Viander. Davide Bobbio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aznaro Marquez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. If Davide Bobbio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Italy made a substitution. Dario Roberto replaced Rubi Pall. Davide Bobbio struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Aznaro Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Italy. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Italy's goalkeeper Donato Bucci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aznaro Marquez was a little too slow when Davide Bobbio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 2-2. 88 minutes into the match, Eskuin Gonzáles notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of U21 Italy's Donato Bucci. Donato Bucci was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.