National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 曲扬磊 took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 顾晨瑜 in the 3rd minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Sancho Vesel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 3rd minute 顾晨瑜 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sancho Vesel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Di Bo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Ramundo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Di Bo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Tolin in the 6th minute of the match. Camillo Tolin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. U21 China's Di Bo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save U21 China from getting a goal against them. 9 minutes into the match, U21 China's goalkeeper Di Bo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Ramundo. Sancho Vesel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 顾晨瑜, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Pang Qiang Fan fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 China's protests and gave Pang Qiang Fan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to U21 Italy getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Giampaolo Pazzini hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 曲扬磊 in the 17th minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Sancho Vesel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Camillo Tolin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Di Bo. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 23rd minute 曲扬磊 suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Masao Tachibana fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Italy's protests and gave Masao Tachibana a yellow card for diving instead. Sancho Vesel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 西门 金, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 楚松川 in the 30th minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Sancho Vesel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, U21 China's goalkeeper Di Bo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giampaolo Pazzini. An unexpectedly hard shot by 顾晨瑜 in the 32nd minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Sancho Vesel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute 楚松川 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sancho Vesel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Di Bo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos-Armando Valderrama in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, 彭耀榕 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Ramundo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Di Bo came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristiano Ramundo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 44th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristiano Ramundo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Cristiano Ramundo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 China's Di Bo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 51stth minute of the game Cristiano Ramundo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 China's Di Bo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Italy's Masao Tachibana got a free kick in the 55th minute. U21 China's Di Bo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Tolin in the 59th minute of play. In the last second Sancho Vesel throw himself and got hold of the ball when 楚松川 in the 63rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 64th minute, Cristiano Ramundo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Ramundo in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Di Bo saved U21 China from getting behind. Sancho Vesel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 楚松川, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sancho Vesel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 楚松川, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 76 minutes into the match, U21 China's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos-Armando Valderrama came free, but Di Bo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Di Bo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giampaolo Pazzini in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giampaolo Pazzini in the 80th minute of play forced U21 China's goalkeeper Di Bo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camillo Tolin in the 81st minute of play forced U21 China's goalkeeper Di Bo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Italy's Sancho Vesel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 郭克朋 in the 82nd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Sancho Vesel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Di Bo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Tolin in the 88th minute of the match. U21 Italy's Sancho Vesel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 顾晨瑜 in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giampaolo Pazzini in the 95th minute of play forced U21 China's goalkeeper Di Bo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Italy fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 China had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.