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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The Original Wonderteam's Alek Candries 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. In the 5th minute Alek Candries shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alek Candries scored 1-0 in the 5th 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. With 8 minutes on the clock, Giovanny Verhengen commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Italy's Sostene Vitulli got a free kick in the 19th minute. Alek Candries received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Flavio Vittori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Philip Boffin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porziano Marchitelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 24th minute of play forced The Original Wonderteam's goalkeeper Philip Boffin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alek Candries who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Flavio Vittori when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Original Wonderteam's Philip Boffin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfrido Auletta in the 28th minute of play. Alek Candries sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alek Candries could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Flavio Vittori made a huge save. 32 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Philip Boffin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zaccheo Andolina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Porziano Marchitelli might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Philip Boffin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Porziano Marchitelli ran back to his position shaking his head. Zé Carlos Dias'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. Zé Carlos Dias helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. Karl Slegers made in the 44th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ronny Rau immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of Italy booed when The Original Wonderteam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julien Moons didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valko De Hond during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Valko De Hond kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

51 minutes in the game Karl Slegers did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Zé Carlos Dias. When Sigfrido Auletta came up free with the goalie in the 53rd 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 Sigfrido Auletta couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes in the game Valko De Hond did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ronny Rau. After 60 played minutes Italy got a freekick which was hit by Siricio Liotta. Philip Boffin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Carlos Dias hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Philip Boffin was a little too slow when Zaccheo Andolina got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 1-2. Zaccheo Andolina who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Philip Boffin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Zaccheo Andolina got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 81 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfrido Auletta came free, but Philip Boffin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81stth minute of the game Zaccheo Andolina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Original Wonderteam's Philip Boffin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Original Wonderteam's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Siricio Liotta was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. Eliseo Cutri hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Alek Candries blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Flavio Vittori having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alek Candries in the 94th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Siricio Liotta in the 97th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Eliseo Cutri heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The The Original Wonderteam fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Italy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.