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Match Report
National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Ciccio Bocchi was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Maurinho Mendonça capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maurinho Mendonça really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The supporters of Italy booed when Brazil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurinho Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Italy booed when Brazil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Soeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maurinho Mendonça's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ciccio Bocchi firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ciccio Bocchi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Maurinho Mendonça showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. With a little luck, Italy's Ciccio Bocchi got control of the ball when Maurinho Mendonça tried to sneak it across the goal line. Italy's Ciccio Bocchi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Italy from getting a goal against them. If Oliver Bierhoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nilmar de Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 29th minute of the match Brazil 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. Alberto Moraes ran over to the corner to take the kick. Maurinho Mendonça received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ciccio Bocchi came out and tried to block the shot, but Maurinho Mendonça slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 36th minute. Nilmar de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff in the 38th minute of play. Maurinho Mendonça's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciccio Bocchi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. The corner ended in Henrique Camargo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Italy's Ciccio Bocchi did a great save.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliver Bierhoff made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Cristoforo Daniele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Italy's Ciccio Bocchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurinho Mendonça in the 59th minute of play. Italy's Bar Olo was substituted for Bel Cross. Cristiano Cordone made in the 71st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Fortunato Froněk. Brazil's Nilmar de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fortunato Froněk in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of Brazil booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Martelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciccio Bocchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marquinhos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Marquinhos Santos notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Italy's Ciccio Bocchi. Ciccio Bocchi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 88 minutes into the match, Bar Olo notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Brazil's Nilmar de Castro. Nilmar de Castro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. For all the effort they put into the match, the Italy players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Brazil.
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