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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's 张铮迅 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. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, 陶翀辰 took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Flavio Vittori to make any attempt to save it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's goalie and right to Zaccheo Andolina. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 陶翀辰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, 陶翀辰 notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Italy's Flavio Vittori. Flavio Vittori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 20th minute of the match, 汪桑勇 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Flavio Vittori saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 汪桑勇 in the 21st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 俞平亦 saved ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 from getting behind. Italy's attentive Siricio Liotta managed to snatch the ball when 肖星谦 made a throw-in in the 26th minute of the game. 陶翀辰 scored 3-0 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Flavio Vittori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The throw-in from 肖星谦 in the 29th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaccheo Andolina in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 俞平亦 saved ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 from getting behind. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's goalkeeper 俞平亦, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. 肖星谦 hit a great ball. 俞平亦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sigfrido Auletta in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 43rd minute of play forced ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's goalkeeper 俞平亦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sigfrido Auletta took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 俞平亦. 俞平亦 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Zaccheo Andolina made the kick off in the second half. 陶翀辰's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavio Vittori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Zaccheo Andolina might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 俞平亦. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zaccheo Andolina ran back to his position shaking his head. 俞平亦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 55th minute of play. Flavio Vittori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 陶翀辰's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. After 64 minutes of play, ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's 张铮迅 made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Vittori was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 70th minute of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 俞平亦 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Italy's Eliseo Cutri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by 肖星谦, made in the 70th minute of the game. 沈亦天 made in the 72nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which 袁正枫 however managed to control. In the 74th match minute, Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Cutri to maneuver through the defense. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 汪桑勇, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 俞平亦 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 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when 张铮迅 came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Zaccheo Andolina could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which 俞平亦 however easily saved by the left post. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 张铮迅, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When 袁正枫 fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's protests and gave 袁正枫 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, 袁正枫 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 陶翀辰 in the 89th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, 俞平亦 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind ◇Mz.梦◆糖球's goalkeeper 俞平亦, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.