National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 Italy's Cristoforo Bellomo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to U21 France getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ramzi Verhaeghe hit a great ball. The long shot by Germano Pezzella in the 4th minute really tested Jimmy Beaucamp's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Alvise Corrente hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute Franklin Collomb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Orioli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of U21 Italy booed when U21 France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Delecluse didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristoforo Bellomo in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jimmy Beaucamp saved U21 France from getting behind. Jimmy Beaucamp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvise Corrente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 played minutes U21 France got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Collomb. Jimmy Beaucamp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Bellomo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jimmy Beaucamp made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Alvise Corrente sent off a good shot on target. Cristoforo Bellomo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jimmy Beaucamp having to make a save. In the 25th minute of the match, Cristoforo Bellomo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jimmy Beaucamp was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Andrea Orioli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurent Névès, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Andrea Orioli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Collomb, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. At last the ball reached Matthijs De Ligt at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of U21 France. 1-0. U21 France's Jimmy Beaucamp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save U21 France from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Corrente in the 39th minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Jimmy Beaucamp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthijs De Ligt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimmy Beaucamp having to interfere. After a rather tough play, U21 Italy's Bianco Cerasoli got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 48 minutes into the match, Ramzi Verhaeghe notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of U21 Italy's Andrea Orioli. Andrea Orioli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.
The wind increased when Franklin Collomb made the kick off in the second half. Bianco Cerasoli kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. U21 France made a substitution. Marc-Olivier Rostaing replaced Franklin Collomb. U21 France's Baptiste Chapotot was substituted for Brandon Hénault. Bianco Cerasoli kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Cristoforo Bellomo made a precise shot to the right of Jimmy Beaucamp. U21 France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. U21 Italy's Emiliano Ciscato was substituted for Diego Cavanna. Jimmy Beaucamp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristoforo Bellomo went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, U21 France's Pierre-Louis Lamirand got a free kick in the 70th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Germano Pezzella was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Italy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 France the free kick. In the 77th minute, Germano Pezzella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurent Névès sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Italy's Andrea Orioli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save U21 Italy from getting a goal against them. Andrea Orioli was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Marc-Olivier Rostaing capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marc-Olivier Rostaing really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. In the 84th minute, Ramzi Verhaeghe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Marc-Olivier Rostaing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 France's Jimmy Beaucamp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Graziani in the 91st minute of play. In the 97th minute, Bianco Cerasoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurent Névès struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Andrea Orioli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 France. U21 Italy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of U21 France for a fine match.
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