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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucas Lachapelle made the kick off which started today's match. Ferdinando Pierucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Lachapelle, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 4 minutes Italy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Malik Lancelin who took care of the corner kick. Titouan Couffin made a great header on France's corner, it was just that Italy's Ferdinando Pierucci managed to reach the ball for a save. 7 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Lachapelle came free, but Ferdinando Pierucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, France's Prosper Johnson got control of the ball when Alexander Zollino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Prosper Johnson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Zollino in the 14th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match France got a corner. Italy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Malik Lancelin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Prosper Johnson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Zollino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute of the match, Alexander Zollino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Prosper Johnson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Prosper Johnson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Zollino in the 29th minute of the match. Ferdinando Pierucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Lachapelle, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. France were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Italy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Malik Lancelin took the corner. The corner ended in Victor Roger almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Italy's Ferdinando Pierucci did a great save. Erwin Riotte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Italy's Ferdinando Pierucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erwin Riotte in the 38th minute of play. If Alexander Zollino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Alexander Zollino kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Prosper Johnson. That made the score 1-0 in the 43 minute of play. Alexander Zollino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alfredo Marconi made the kick off in the second half. Ferdinando Pierucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Lachapelle, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After 59 minutes France's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabio Albertini who took care of the corner kick. 63 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Erwin Riotte came free, but Ferdinando Pierucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Alexander Zollino made a precise shot to the right of Prosper Johnson. France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Italy made a substitution. Anselmo Di Florio replaced Alfredo Marconi. In the 74th minute, Lucas Lachapelle 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. France's Prosper Johnson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yada Daa in the 77th minute of play. Ferdinando Pierucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin Riotte, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 85th minute Erwin Riotte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinando Pierucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Riva hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. France's Blaise Deck was substituted for Lucas Lachapelle. Frank Riva hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Ferdinando Pierucci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Italy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Malik Lancelin was slow to take the kick. During this time France's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Malik Lancelin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Italy's Ferdinando Pierucci did a great save. Yada Daa scored 3-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Prosper Johnson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Italy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of France for a fine match.