National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amedeo Mascia got the match started through his kick off. Aydan Storm struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Fisnik Fart didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Italy. U21 Italy's Alessio Scannella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Novak Djokovic in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Novak Djokovic in the 9th minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Alessio Scannella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Novak Djokovic could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Alessio Scannella made a huge save. In the 13th minute, Emanuel Strandberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Sweden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Novak Djokovic in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alessio Scannella saved U21 Italy from getting behind. After 17 minutes U21 Italy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alexander Milošević who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Novak Djokovic got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alessio Scannella quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Amedeo Mascia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Novak Djokovic in the 23rd minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Alessio Scannella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Strandberg came free, but Alessio Scannella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessio Scannella made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Emanuel Strandberg sent off a good shot on target. U21 Italy's Alessio Scannella proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Italy from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Novak Djokovic got free with Alessio Scannella in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alessio Scannella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henning Skager, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessio Scannella made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henning Skager in the 40th minute. A collision led to U21 Italy getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ryo Ishizaki hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Novak Djokovic in the 45th minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Alessio Scannella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Novak Djokovic made the kick off in the second half. Alessio Scannella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Novak Djokovic in the 51st minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Henning Skager came free, but Alessio Scannella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the game, Emanuel Strandberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alessio Scannella was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Italy made a substitution. Alfredo Campo replaced Amedeo Mascia. The audience was convinced that Novak Djokovic's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alessio Scannella was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. U21 Italy's Demetrio Anelli was substituted for Aydan Storm. U21 Sweden's Don Frye was substituted for Best Bro. In the 66th minute U21 Sweden were awarded a corner. Alexander Milošević went to the cornerflag to take it. Alessio Scannella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Novak Djokovic in the 70th minute of the match. Dino Cinque blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fisnik Fart having to make a save. Alessio Scannella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henning Skager in the 83rd minute of the match. When Novak Djokovic came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the U21 Sweden 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 Novak Djokovic couldn't finish the play. A collision led to U21 Sweden getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Mattias Tidén hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Campo in the 92nd minute of play forced U21 Sweden's goalkeeper Fisnik Fart to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Henning Skager came free, but Alessio Scannella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessio Scannella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henning Skager, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.