Allianz Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Italy's Zaccheo Andolina started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alvaro Sanna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Porziano Marchitelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Montel, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Sporting Club Sicilia's Alvaro Sanna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 9th minute of play. In the 14th minute of the match Italy got a corner. Sporting Club Sicilia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sigfrido Auletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alvaro Sanna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zaccheo Andolina went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Alvaro Sanna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 27 minutes into the match, Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guaberto Cristos. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Club Sicilia's goalkeeper Alvaro Sanna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Concetto De Nardis's late challenge caught a Italy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Concetto De Nardis helped the player get up and apologised. Alvaro Sanna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 34th minute of play. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinando Michelini in the 37th minute of the match. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Sanna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Concetto De Nardis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Flavio Vittori. Italy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Concetto De Nardis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinando Michelini, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Sanna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Concetto Rucci was the one to do the kick off. Zaccheo Andolina in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alvaro Sanna, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 56 minutes into the game, Maxim Biller was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Club Sicilia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Italy the free kick. 57 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alvaro Sanna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Flavio Vittori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Concetto De Nardis in the 60th minute of play. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Concetto Rucci took the ball and in the 63 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 3-1. In the 66th match minute, Sporting Club Sicilia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxim Biller to maneuver through the defense. Sporting Club Sicilia made a substitution. Kevin Pulver replaced Bernardo Montel. A sloppy throw-in by Maxim Biller in the 74th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Sporting Club Sicilia's Alvaro Sanna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Club Sicilia from getting a goal against them. When Porziano Marchitelli came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Italy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Porziano Marchitelli couldn't finish the play. After 91 played minutes Sporting Club Sicilia got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Pizziolo. Italy's Sansone Vanella was substituted for Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. In the 93rd match minute, Sporting Club Sicilia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Pizziolo to maneuver through the defense. If Siricio Liotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Concetto De Nardis, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Italy were furious when Zena Busacca was red carded, 96 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 95th minute, one of Italy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Italy. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sporting Club Sicilia fans cheered their team off the field, for while Italy had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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