National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boyde Minne kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Boyde Minne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gennaro Arena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gennaro Arena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyde Minne, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 9th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Gennaro Arena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Boyde Minne managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Australia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boyde Minne was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Australia's Boyde Minne in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italy's goalie prevented a goal. If Boyde Minne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Boyde Minne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Australia's Bjorn Coleman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Australia from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Australia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Domenico Sacchetti was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Armando Tacconelli heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 32nd minute Rudy Beattie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gennaro Arena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Eliot Gruer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremy Alves hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Italy were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Australia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Domenico Sacchetti took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Amos Serafini heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 45th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Gennaro Arena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Damiano Bontempi came up free with the goalie in the 47th 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 Damiano Bontempi couldn't finish the play. Italy made a substitution. Amedeo Ciapponi replaced Fabio Schiavoni. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Damiano Bontempi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Damiano Bontempi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bjorn Coleman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Italy's Amos Serafini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bjorn Coleman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Italy's Amos Serafini got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gennaro Arena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boyde Minne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 67th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Gennaro Arena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bjorn Coleman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damiano Bontempi in the 68th minute of the match. Amos Serafini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Bjorn Coleman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Italy's Alexander Zollino was substituted for Damiano Bontempi. The audience was convinced that Boyde Minne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gennaro Arena was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Australia were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Italy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boyde Minne took the corner. Bjorn Coleman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Zollino in the 78th minute of the match. Boyde Minne did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Gennaro Arena 81 minutes into the match. Bjorn Coleman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Zollino in the 85th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Italy's Daniele De Rossi got a free kick in the 87th minute. Australia's Bjorn Coleman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Serafini in the 89th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Rudy Beattie made a precise shot to the right of Gennaro Arena. Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 96 minutes into the match, Australia's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Zollino came free, but Bjorn Coleman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Australia getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Rudy Beattie hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Australia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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