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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Käller started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Käller in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Vittori saved Italy from getting behind. Wilhelm Galle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 8th minute of the match. Deodato Magliozzi made in the 14th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Porziano Marchitelli immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 16th minute of play forced Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Wilhelm Galle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Joakim Haegg in the 18th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. 22 minutes into the match, Zaccheo Andolina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilhelm Galle. Kind of Blue's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zaccheo Andolina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a little luck, Italy's Flavio Vittori got control of the ball when Sebastian Käller tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kind of Blue's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joacim Hansson in the 26th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Zhuo Ke Le heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Wilhelm Galle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joakim Haegg made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Zhuo Ke Le however managed to control. Wilhelm Galle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 37th minute of the match. After having played for 43 minutes, Sebastian Käller managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kind of Blue's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Käller was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 44 minutes, Joacim Hansson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kind of Blue and the Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zaccheo Andolina was the one to do the kick off. Sebastian Käller took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Käller in the 57th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilhelm Galle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 64th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Galle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Käller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Käller, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 75 minutes into the match, Kind of Blue's goalkeeper Wilhelm Galle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zaccheo Andolina. In the 78th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilhelm Galle was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Kind of Blue's Jonny Lagerberg was substituted for Anastasios Pallini. Kind of Blue's Vincent Kellbom was substituted for Zhuo Ke Le. Eliseo Cutri made in the 91st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sansone Vanella immediately put the ball in play. A throw-in in the 91st minute of the game was made by Tonhão Rodrigues with Vincent Kellbom as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 92 minutes into the match, Kind of Blue's Sebastian Käller sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Flavio Vittori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Joel Barbosa fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kind of Blue's protests and gave Joel Barbosa a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Italy booed when Kind of Blue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Italy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.