National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Davide Spadoni got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Ander Uibomäe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ander Lokko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Spadoni in the 4th minute of play. U21 Italy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pastor Ellow in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Sepo Kroonpea came free, but Donato Ali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Karmo Lepassaar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Donato Ali was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ander Lokko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Spadoni in the 11th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlo Capaldo got free with Ander Lokko in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlo Capaldo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute, Diego Lenci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ander Uibomäe in the 21st minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Donato Ali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute Sepo Kroonpea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Sepo Kroonpea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match, Federico Ciccone got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ander Lokko was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Kristofer Roolaht's late challenge caught a U21 Italy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kristofer Roolaht helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U21 Estonia's Kristofer Roolaht got a free kick in the 31st minute. U21 Estonia's Ander Lokko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Estonia from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the U21 Estonia defense, Federico Ciccone kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ander Lokko. The U21 Estonia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ander Lokko should have stopped the shot. Jack Madison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Donato Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Sepo Kroonpea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Ali. U21 Italy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sepo Kroonpea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sepo Kroonpea to make the kick off. U21 Estonia's Ander Lokko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Spadoni in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Sepo Kroonpea made a precise shot to the right of Donato Ali. U21 Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. U21 Italy made a substitution. Bruno Marinetti replaced Federico Ciccone. Ander Lokko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Di Filippo, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. U21 Estonia's Ander Lokko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Toto in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, U21 Italy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Capaldo to maneuver through the defense. U21 Estonia made a substitution. Kalle Annimäe replaced Kristofer Roolaht. U21 Estonia made a substitution. Eevald Jaanus replaced Ander Uibomäe. U21 Estonia's Tarmo Helm was substituted for Arvo Velt. 74 minutes into the match, Alexander Toto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ander Lokko. U21 Estonia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexander Toto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 82nd minute Karmo Lepassaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute Alexander Toto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ander Lokko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Italy's Donato Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sepo Kroonpea in the 88th minute of play. When U21 Italy's Bruno Marinetti in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Estonia's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eevald Jaanus got free with Donato Ali in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 93 minutes into the match, U21 Estonia's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Toto came free, but Ander Lokko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bruno Marinetti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ander Lokko was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Mattias Õigus kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Ander Lokko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dave Di Filippo went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.