National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Carlo Borgatello made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Felice Della Francesca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norman Grieve saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norman Grieve showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Borgatello, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Norman Grieve showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Norman Grieve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felice Della Francesca in the 9th minute of play. Norman Grieve took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felice Della Francesca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlo Borgatello in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Norman Grieve prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 13th minute Fulvio Pavlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norman Grieve saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute Carlo Borgatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norman Grieve saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pete Wirth hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The supporters of U21 Italy booed when U21 Australia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paco Everett didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd play minute Paco Everett came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ricardo Zamora. 1-0. In the 27th minute Carlo Borgatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norman Grieve saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Neil Mcinnes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, U21 Australia's goal looked a bit too open when Carlo Borgatello came free, but Norman Grieve reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, U21 Australia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Navin Dale to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Borgatello in the 34th minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Norman Grieve to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Norman Grieve, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paco Everett could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Ricardo Zamora made a huge save. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's Broderick Hoey got a free kick in the 44th minute. After 47 played minutes U21 Australia got a freekick which was hit by Broderick Hoey. Davide Di Gennaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Norman Grieve tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Neil Mcinnes to strike the kick off in the second half. U21 Italy were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after U21 Australia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabrizio Luzi took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez in the 57th minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Norman Grieve to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes into the game, U21 Australia's Neil Mcinnes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zamora made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Norman Grieve made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felice Della Francesca in the 63rd minute. U21 Italy's Davide Sciarretta was substituted for Lautaro-Gabriel Martinez. U21 Italy made a substitution. Angelo Milanese replaced Carlo Borgatello. After 66 minutes U21 Australia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabrizio Luzi who took care of the corner kick. Felice Della Francesca's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Norman Grieve firmly grabbed it by the left post. When U21 Italy's Angelo Milanese in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Australia's goalie prevented a goal. Norman Grieve showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Sciarretta, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Ricardo Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Mcinnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Broderick Hoey hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. U21 Italy's Aldo Tofani was substituted for Davide Di Gennaro. Broderick Hoey kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Navin Dale kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Norman Grieve took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Tofani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Zamora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karl Howarth's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. In the 80th match minute, U21 Australia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stevie Lucas to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aldo Tofani in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Norman Grieve saved U21 Australia from getting behind. After 84 played minutes U21 Australia got a freekick which was hit by Broderick Hoey. Aldo Tofani in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Norman Grieve, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Karl Howarth's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Zamora read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Karl Howarth had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Zamora. U21 Italy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karl Howarth was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Norman Grieve made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aldo Tofani in the 93rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Milanese in the 94th minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Norman Grieve to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Australia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Angelo Milanese scored to the left of an out of position Norman Grieve, making the score, 3-2. U21 Italy's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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