National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Elia Nazzaro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Milton Kikuchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Burelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 6 minutes into the game, Valdomiro de Godoi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Donato Bucci. Valdomiro de Godoi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Milton Kikuchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Comunardo Marinetti in the 10th minute of the match. Comunardo Marinetti charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Comunardo Marinetti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Comunardo Marinetti hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Valdomiro de Godoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Donato Bucci was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 17th minute of the match, Everton Crisol got a very nice opportunity to score, but Donato Bucci was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Donato Bucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toninho Pontes in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Elia Nazzaro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of U21 Brazil's Milton Kikuchi. Milton Kikuchi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Donato Bucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdomiro de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Milton Kikuchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Burelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to U21 Italy getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Dario Roberto hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Everton Crisol got free with Donato Bucci in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Comunardo Marinetti in the 38th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Milton Kikuchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donato Bucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toninho Pontes in the 42nd minute of the match. Donato Bucci made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Matheus Braga sent off a good shot on target. Donato Bucci was a little too slow when Toninho Pontes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 2-1. U21 Italy made a substitution. Federico Piola replaced Bernardo Guerrini. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valdomiro de Godoi made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toninho Pontes in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Bucci saved U21 Italy from getting behind. Donato Bucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Everton Crisol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Italy's Donato Bucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdomiro de Godoi in the 63rd minute of play. After 67 minutes of play, U21 Brazil's Toninho Pontes made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Donato Bucci was left in no man's land by his defense there! U21 Brazil made a substitution. Santos Dumond replaced Valdomiro de Godoi. In the 71st minute, Francesco Sammartano fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Milton Kikuchi, passed just outside the right post. Milton Kikuchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Sammartano in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Toninho Pontes came free, but Donato Bucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Bucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheus Braga in the 81st minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Santos Dumond notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of U21 Italy's Donato Bucci. Donato Bucci was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Milton Kikuchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Vianello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Milton Kikuchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Vianello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th match minute, U21 Brazil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Nathan to maneuver through the defense. Elia Nazzaro scored 4-2 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Milton Kikuchi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Donato Bucci had in the 94thth minute some difficulties stopping Toninho Pontes's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Donato Bucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toninho Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 97th minute, Everton Crisol made a precise shot to the right of Donato Bucci. U21 Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Brazil fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Italy had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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