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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zaccheo Andolina kicked off to start the match. Flavio Vittori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo Firmin in the 4th minute. The throw-in from Qin Bing Yin in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. In the 7th minute, Sigfrido Auletta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Du Chang Sen might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Flavio Vittori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Du Chang Sen ran back to his position shaking his head. Gökcan Çağman made in the 9th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Du Chang Sen however managed to control. Caetano Peseiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina in the 11th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Zaccheo Andolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Caetano Peseiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Siricio Liotta notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of 武汉江岸区江滩足球队's Caetano Peseiro. Caetano Peseiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zaccheo Andolina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Caetano Peseiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Zaccheo Andolina made a precise shot to the right of Caetano Peseiro. 武汉江岸区江滩足球队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 25th minute Zaccheo Andolina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano Peseiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 武汉江岸区江滩足球队's Caetano Peseiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind 武汉江岸区江滩足球队's goalkeeper Caetano Peseiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Italy defense, Du Chang Sen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Vittori. The Italy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Vittori should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 38th minute of play forced 武汉江岸区江滩足球队's goalkeeper Caetano Peseiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Sigfrido Auletta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano Peseiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caetano Peseiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anselmo Firmin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Flavio Vittori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

55 minutes into the match, Du Chang Sen 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 Du Chang Sen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Du Chang Sen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Caetano Peseiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaccheo Andolina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wang Chen during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Italy booed when 武汉江岸区江滩足球队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wang Chen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Porziano Marchitelli's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Caetano Peseiro firmly grabbed it by the left post. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Du Chang Sen in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 71st minute of play forced 武汉江岸区江滩足球队's goalkeeper Caetano Peseiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caetano Peseiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siricio Liotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 武汉江岸区江滩足球队's Mao Yang got a free kick in the 74th minute. 75 minutes into the match, Italy's Zaccheo Andolina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Caetano Peseiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Italy's Eliseo Cutri got a free kick in the 77th minute. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Du Chang Sen, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The audience was convinced that Zaccheo Andolina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Caetano Peseiro was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Caetano Peseiro made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Sigfrido Auletta sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mao Yang during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th minute, Mao Yang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy made a substitution. Guiscardo Davide replaced Sigfrido Auletta. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. In the 87th match minute, 武汉江岸区江滩足球队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mao Yang to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind 武汉江岸区江滩足球队's goalkeeper Caetano Peseiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Caetano Peseiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Curto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Italy eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.