Italy Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kurt Hamrin kicked off to start the match. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chen Ao Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karl-Erik Norström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Karl-Erik Norström managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Italy's Zaccheo Andolina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Skövde AIK's Chen Ao Fan in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italy's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Skövde AIK's Karl-Erik Norström got control of the ball when Sigfrido Auletta tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Sigfrido Auletta went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Italy's corner Siricio Liotta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Karl-Erik Norström quite easily take care of the ball. In the 15th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Norström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute of the match, Zaccheo Andolina tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Karl-Erik Norström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Krister Uggstedt during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Skövde AIK getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Krister Uggstedt hit a great ball. The Italy fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Italy's Zaccheo Andolina looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Hamrin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Italy's Porziano Marchitelli was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Karl-Erik Norström in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Keegan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Skövde AIK's Karl-Erik Norström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Skövde AIK from getting a goal against them. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Hamrin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Skövde AIK's goal looked a bit too open when Zaccheo Andolina came free, but Karl-Erik Norström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Skövde AIK's Karl-Erik Norström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 45th minute of play. Karl-Erik Norström made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Zaccheo Andolina sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
Kurt Hamrin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Flavio Vittori firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Zaccheo Andolina hit a great ball. Kurt Hamrin came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Flavio Vittori could save by the left post. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner led Italy's Gianpaolo Mascari to fire away a dangerous shot which Karl-Erik Norström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Karl-Erik Norström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute, Zaccheo Andolina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Krister Uggstedt in the 66th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Karl-Erik Norström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Zaccheo Andolina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karl-Erik Norström was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. A sloppy throw-in by Krister Uggstedt in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. A sloppy throw-in by Krister Uggstedt in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Karl-Erik Norström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavio Vittori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Keegan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Georg Norström kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Zaccheo Andolina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 78th minute of play forced Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Vittori made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Knut Rudberg sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 84th minute of play forced Skövde AIK's goalkeeper Karl-Erik Norström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Kurt Hamrin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skövde AIK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Italy's Guiscardo Davide was substituted for Sigfrido Auletta. Italy made a substitution. Adriano Curto replaced Zaccheo Andolina. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. 95 minutes into the match, Adriano Curto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl-Erik Norström. Skövde AIK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriano Curto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Italy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Skövde AIK for a fine match.
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