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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oliver Bierhoff made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, Brazil's Henrique Borges sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciccio Bocchi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristoforo Daniele got free with Nilmar de Castro in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 15th minute, Oliver Bierhoff ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilmar de Castro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Italy's zone, Henrique Borges stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciccio Bocchi came out of the goal and Henrique Borges tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 30 minutes into the match, Brazil's goalkeeper Nilmar de Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bel Cross. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Borges in the 39th minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Ciccio Bocchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Bruno Faccio hit a great ball. Italy's Ciccio Bocchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Borges in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute Henrique Borges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Bocchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Borges came free, but Ciccio Bocchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henrique Borges to make the kick off. Ciccio Bocchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Borges in the 54th minute of the match. Oliver Bierhoff hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Ciccio Bocchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Henrique Borges blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ciccio Bocchi having to make a save. Ciccio Bocchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Borges in the 61st minute of the match. Ciccio Bocchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mattia Hummels hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Italy made a substitution. Bar Olo replaced Bel Cross. Mattia Hummels hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Fortunato Froněk sped through Brazil's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nilmar de Castro. Brazil's Nilmar de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Di Biagio in the 75th minute of play. After 77 played minutes Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Franz Beckenbauer. In the 79th minute, Fortunato Froněk 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. Fortunato Froněk might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nilmar de Castro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fortunato Froněk ran back to his position shaking his head. Nilmar de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fortunato Froněk in the 82nd minute of play. Fortunato Froněk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nilmar de Castro having to make a save. Nilmar de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fortunato Froněk, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Nilmar de Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fortunato Froněk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nilmar de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fortunato Froněk, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. If Fortunato Froněk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 96th minute Morales Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciccio Bocchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Italy fans cheered their team off the field, for while Brazil had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.